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mbenz1962 said:

sjgreen said:

Only in America would this happen - pure profiteering 

Here in the UK none of her phone networks have silly charges like this. Our plans are also a lot cheaper plus give a lot more data, minutes & texts each month. 

I just made a comment similar to this yesterday about plans in (continental) Europe:

I wish these carrieres had better pricing at the lower end of the data usage spectrum. Plans here in Europe are not much cheaper for unlimited, but they are for limited.  I pay 25 Euro ($30) for 2.5GB a month for two lines with the market leading coverage (comperable to Verizon) all taxes and fees included.  On AT&T the closest comperable is $20 per device (so $40 for two lines) and $50 for 5 GB to share.  That is $90 plus taxes and fees for two lines.  If I up my data another 2.5 GB to compare, it would cost another 20 Euro ($25).  So the same 5 GB service that AT&T charges $90+, I can get for ~$55 all fees included. This can be even cheaper if I choose other carriers with less robust coverage.

9€ a month for unlimited calls to all of Europe and the US, 30GB of data (non throttled). 3GB when travelling inside of the European Union, still unlimited calls. And unlimited SMS.
My gf has 50GB for the same price because she got a switch-now offer from the competition.

US prices are a rip-off that is, maybe, the best demonstration that US-style liberal capitalism does NOT work for the simple reason that big money can easily influence lawmaking. Monsanto-Nestle and AT&T are remarkable showcases for this, but John Oliver's shows have ridiculous amounts of other examples...

Being totally naive, I'd have thought that sharing such information, acquired by partaking in a NDA (which means, you're not allowed to Disclose what information was under that non disclosure agreement...), would mean said developer be banned from the App Store and Apple Developer Connection... Not that I'm an investor and his actions may cause harm to me, but whenever you sign stuff, you should respect that, even if violating it gains you retweets or such remarkable e-notoriety...

Blunt said:

A lot of gmail user don't even know that their mails are being scanned. Sneaky stuff.

In 2017? Then they get what they deserve. Of course, huge billion-dollar making platforms you use rather than pay for an enterprise-grade service (such as, say, Facebook or Gmail) scan and use your data. It's written all over the Internet since the 90s. If anyone did NOT get the memo over the last 25 years, they're not going to get it now.

Soli said:

anantksundaram said:

The Bloomberg article has an utterly offensive headline. It's essentially like saying that my stupidity is the result of your smarts. In words, not, you know, my fault.

As always, it's Apple's fault. Clickbait crap. 

I don't want to give them a click; would you mind providing the title?

"Samsung crisis Began in rush to capitalize on uninspiring iPhone "

Don't. Care. Got my new MBPwTB15i. Busy using it until next iPhone comes out. Off to conquer the world

Soli said:

JanNL said:

So you see, in relation to creating backdoors, it only needs 1 disgruntled employee and the privacy of many is gone...

Unbelievable a senior programmer at this kind of company leaves his search history like this... have to wonder why he faced a possible termination 

I'm not one for conspiracy theories (and I'm not putting any real stick in it with this comment), but  part of me wonders if this was an intentional bread crumb because it's such a stupid way to get caught.

Historical evidence shows stupidity to be a very common factor with getting caught, along with sex. Sometimes both compounded.

Accelerators? Maybe the new iPhone is swallowable? Blue or red iPill?

sflocal said:

Good.  ScamScum deserves every little bit of pain it receives.  I have zero sympathy for them.

I agree about the company, but this kind of announcement usually goes with, later on in the year, massive layoffs. In a country like South Korea where Samsung very much is a "cannot be ignored or avoided" employer (or order giver for other companies), this means thousands of normal people like you and me ending up jobless because a few fat cats made a lot of money via dishonest means.

I have zero sympathy for the company nor the executives involved in these products, but I am sorry for the average Joes and Janes...

SpamSandwich said:

lkrupp said:

Since I don't have any plans to do anything that might cause law enforcement to obtain a court order I would like this feature. Paranoia is not one of my hangups.

"Only the paranoid survive."  —Andy Grove

As TS said, above, it's not what you plan or don't plan, it's whatever law enforcement considers illegal that previously wasn't.

Do you have any ripped MP3's? Links to torrent or "hoochie-koochie" sites? Have any sensitive personal or business information? Are you now or have you ever been Hillary Clinton?

This is a load of drek. The government needs to address all these "law abiding" citizens. People who don't have anything to hide should not fear any "law enforcement intrusion". The Force exists to protect them, even from themselves. What we need is to apply a serial number to everyone (Serial Identification Number). People who'd refuse that are obviously terrorists and should be relegated to trash zones, like the trash SINless people they are. Why should there be a right to privacy of information? Security is obviously much more important. People who deny this should be sent back abroad where they belong, as the illegal aliens they really are (and if they aren't yet, they should be made so).