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This is the full video of '1984', the commercial released by Apple on 22nd January 1984, during the Third Quarter of Super Bowl XVIII.This was it's only day time release; Other screenings were in the cinema's.For those confused, it is based on George Orwells book 1984, in which society is controlled by Big Brother and is being watched/heard night and day. On top of this, they are fuelled with hatred for the past and other societies other than their own.'1984' the commercial is based around one of the Two Minute Hate scenes, in which Apples case, the young woman in red shorts is suggesting Apple Macintosh will give people freedom in computing like never before (IBM was the main competitor at the time). The crowd of emotionless people are the members of the Big Brother society, taking in all the propaganda. The old chap in the large screen is Big Brother.
Senator questions Apple over trackingBy Nate Anderson, Ars TechnicaApril 21, 2011 7:38 a.m(Ars Technica) -- Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) wants answers. Security researchers Wednesday revealed the existence of a file on iPhones and on their computer backups that logs detailed cell phone triangulation data -- and has ever since iOS 4 was released last summer.The information is stored unencrypted by default, and is simple to access. That announcement led Franken to fire off a two-page letter (PDF), asking nine pointed questions of Apple CEO Steve Jobs.Franken first outlines scenarios in which the release of this data could pose a problem."Anyone who gains access to this single file could likely determine the location of the user's home, the businesses he frequents, the doctors he visits, the schools his children attend, and the trips he has taken over the past months or even a year," he writes.Which raises the obvious question: how would an attacker get access to the data?Ars Technica: How Apple tracks your location and why it matters"It is also entirely conceivable that malicious persons may create viruses to access this data from customers' iPhones, iPads, and desktop and laptop computers," the letter continues. "There are numerous ways in which this information could be abused by criminals and bad actors. Furthermore, there is no indication that this file is any different for underage iPhone or iPad users, meaning that the millions of children and teenagers who use iPhone or iPad devices also risk having their location collected and compromised."The letter concludes with a list of questions.1. Why does Apple collect and compile this location data? Why did Apple choose to initiate tracking this data in its iOS 4 operating system?2. Does Apple collect and compile this location data for laptops?3. How is this data generated? (GPS, cell tower triangulation, Wi-Fi triangulation, etc.)Ars Technica: September launch for iPhone 5?4. How frequently is a user's location recorded? What triggers the creation of a record of someone's location?5. How precise is this location data? Can it track the users location to 50 m, 100 m, etc.?6. Why is this data not encrypted? What steps will Apple take to encrypt the data?7. Why were Apple consumers never affirmatively informed of the collection and retention of their location data in this manner? Why did Apple not seek affirmative consent before doing so?8. Does Apple believe that this conduct is permissible under the terms of its privacy policy?9. To whom, if anyone, including Apple, has this data been disclosed? When and why were these disclosures made?Franken "would appreciate your prompt response to these questions."COPYRIGHT 2010 ARSTECHNICA.COM
Det är ju en ganska märklig nyhet då, det sen 2001 är LAG på att mobiltelefoner ska samla in JUST denna data. Det får inte säljas mobiltelefoner i USA om inte funktionen finns.Enligt nyhetsbyrån Reuters påbörjade den amerikanska senaten och representanthuset i går en undersökning av spårning bland mobiltelefoner, trots att det sedan 2001 är lag på att mobiltelefoner i USA måste samla in information om användarnas position.
The US House and Senate is widening investigations into mobile location tracking, despite a federal mandate on the books since 2001 that requires wireless carriers to track the location of usersThe US House and Senate is widening investigations into mobile location tracking, despite a federal mandate on the books since 2001 that requires wireless carriers to track the location of users.A report by Reuters noted that the the House Energy and Commerce Committee has sent letters to Apple, Google, HP, Microsoft, Nokia and RIM requesting more information about how devices use and store location data.The US Senate is also addressing privacy concerns, similarly tipped off by a report that Apple’s iOS 4.x devices maintain an internal database cache of generalized location data that appears to never go away, and is compiled regardless of whether Location Services is turned on or not.The issue has stoked the strongest bipartisan cooperation in American politics seen in recent history, and appears to be generating more interest and scrutiny by elected officials than Net Neutrality, the BP oil spill, employment or the economy at large.However, the US Congress originally passed the 1996 Telecommunications Act, under which the Federal Communications Commission mandated that, as a report by Geek.com from 2001 noted, all wireless devices “be able to locate 67 percent of callers to 911 within 50 meters that elect the handset solution while those using network technology must be able to locate the caller within 100 meters,” a rule that expanded to cover all new cell phones by late 2002.The purpose of the tracking law was to enable 911 operators to locate mobile users in an emergency. Enhanced 911 services (E911) require mobile operators to relay an emergency caller’s location within 50 to 300 meters. E911 laws also apply to many VoIP and femtocell products, such as AT&T’s 3G MicroCell, and complicated the deployment of that device due to requirements that callers’ locations must be trackable for emergency response purposes.What has changed in the last decade is that cell phones have shifted from being simple phone devices to being full fledged computers. When Apple’s iPhone debuted in 2007, most smartphones ran JavaVM, which limited the capabilities of third party apps.After Apple added user-accessible GPS services to the iPhone 3G and opened its App Store, it tightly restricted how third party apps could access Location Services, forcing them to ask the user for permission to access location information.Google’s Android OS enhanced the existing Java phone market among vendors such as Motorola, LG and Samsung to run apps of similar sophistication as Apple’s iOS, but it also takes a more permissive approach to users’ privacy, asking users to grant apps broad rights to access hardware features at their installation.Both Apple and Google have since expanded their use of location data to power location-based advertising, with both creating opt-out routes for users who do not wish to have their location data used for such purposes. Apple also uses location data to enable users to remotely locate, lock or wipe data from their devices using MobileMe.Apple has been the target of particular scrutiny for using a database that caches location data to rapidly calculate the user’s current location. While this data remains on the phone and is backed up to iTunes, press reports have portrayed it as being instantly delivered to Apple to maintain up to the minute reports of the exact location of the company’s 189 million iOS devices.A similar panic regarding the use of location data as outlined in Apple’s iOS privacy policies was converted into the shocking headline “Apple collecting, sharing iPhone users’ precise locations” in a piece by David Sarno of the LA Times last summer, generating a swift populist reaction by two congressmen.
Min kommentar,Men det är där det och här är här viss skillnad, produkter ska vara anpassade efter marknaden där dom ska ut på enligt gällande lagstiftning, gäller varenda pryl som säljs och förövrigt var det inte på operatörs nivå det skulle ske på?Inte telefon tillverkaren."requires wireless carriers to track the location"-cb99
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