Quote "Google's roving Street View spycam may blur your face, but it's got your number. The Street View service is under fire in Germany for scanning private WLAN networks, and recording users' unique Mac (Media Access Control) addresses, as the car trundles along.
Germany's Federal Commissioner for Data Protection Peter Schaar says he's "horrified" by the discovery"
More here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/22/google_streetview_logs_wlans/
Google is going to have to be cut down to size. We should organise a one-day boycott of it's search engine all around the world. That might make them take some notice.
Quote from: Rik on Apr 23, 2010, 10:10:37
Google is going to have to be cut down to size. We should organise a one-day boycott of it's search engine all around the world. That might make them take some notice.
I think its really out of order that they do that Rik, and some people wonder why I don't use their browser or GE anymore :shake: they really have become all consuming.
And, given half a chance, will become even more so.
Quote from: Rik on Apr 23, 2010, 10:16:18
And, given half a chance, will become even more so.
Along with Facebook they will become the two most dominant forces on the web I believe :bawl:
I agree, and I suspect that they will come to dwarf the hardware and OS manufacturers in the process.
It's the one thing that puts me off Andriod phones. :(
I am very reluctant to use Google products now, they seem to have developed megalomania. :(
Quote from: Simon on Apr 23, 2010, 11:11:50
It's the one thing that puts me off Andriod phones. :(
I agree, the latest HTC looks gorgeous, but Android is...well Android, Apple is really no better and Adobe have given up on that platform, but I must admit I don't miss Flash on the mobile, I certainly would never by a Nexus. I don't think the freedoms we had with software/hardware will ever be the same again, Simon.
It's looking that way, Gary. Any idea the OS on the Nokia N900 is like? Memeno or something, isn't it?
Quote from: Simon on Apr 23, 2010, 11:25:37
It's looking that way, Gary. Any idea the OS on the Nokia N900 is like? Memeno or something, isn't it?
Its meant to be very good from all accounts Simon, reviews for it are great. It may well be the last bastion of freedom as a phone platform at this rate.
I wonder why more phone brands aren't using it?
Perhaps Nokia owns it?
Ah...