iSpy - Apple's new patent

[akk]

The German magazine "Der Spiegel" currently runs an article on it's online site that in itself is highly disturbing.

Here's a link through Google translator: Apple patented the Spy-Phone.

You can find the German original at Spiegel Online - Apple patentiert das Spyphone.

Creepy is putting it *mildly*!

Comments

[primera]

That is really disturbing. Google and Apple need a kick in the nuts.

Semi-relatedly, on the news the other day, I saw a story about how when you upload pictures to twitter, anyone at all can pinpoint the exact location of where you took that photo, very simply and very easily. I don't use twitter, but that is just scary. It's a stalker's dream.

[akk]

At least, the embedded image tags can be edited out, but software being used against the user, making decisions *about* the user -- that's a software path towards Terminator-ware! "I'll be back! Harrr!" (only now in version 2.0 with automated updates).