Microsoft Releases Mobile Data Collection Source Code 69
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from the but-the-secret-room-isn't-in-the-blueprints dept.
from the but-the-secret-room-isn't-in-the-blueprints dept.
mikejuk writes "To avoid the problems that Google and Apple have had with collecting WiFi data and privacy issues Microsoft has just released [some of] the source code used in its mobile data collection system. The code shows how the phones that it drives around don't collect any personal data — just WiFi and cell tower identification so that they can be used in geolocation. The source code is a great educational resouce but as to proving that Microsoft is doing the right thing it just doesn't work. First off, it isn't complete. Second, who is to say that it is the code used in the phones? That's the point of software — it's easy to change. Now if only we can provoke them to release large chunks of Windows or Windows Phone 7...."
Re:Partial release rings alarm bells (Score:3, Interesting)