Steve Jobs is Watching You

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/steve-jobs-watching-you-apple-seeking-patent-0

by gaitdoctor • 16 years ago

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Xuzz2• 16 years ago

Firstly, please get rid of the caps in the title (and the spelling error). :(

Anyway, I'm not sure how this is spyware. Properly implemented, this is no different than systems that already exist to take photos of someone when they have stolen your device. I think the EFF should wait until this is actually implemented (or not!) and then see what the actual end result of it is.

lwhi• 16 years ago

This is literally spyware;

1. It aims to function without the user's knowledge.

2. It aims to collect data about the user for use by a third party.

Xuzz2• 16 years ago

Is the user, in this case, a thief? If so, and it's a switch you enable, it seems pretty benign to me.

(But, before discussing this more: it's not spyware -- or anything -- if it only exists in a patent application.)

animal• 16 years ago

This is old (published august 2010). What are the sources of this article?

While I am certainly leery of this sort of thing and would not be surprised if it was at least partially true, it seems like bullshit to me.

Steve Jobs is Watching You

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