Lawsuit Claims Windows Phone 7 Spies On Users 136
jfruhlinger writes "Microsoft wants to emulate the success of the iPhone, but they probably didn't want to follow in Apple's footsteps this way: a class action lawsuit claims that Windows Phone 7 is collecting location data on users, even when they request that it stop. But a look at the internals shows that Microsoft might not be acting as Big Brother-ish as it appears."
I thought... (Score:3, Insightful)
...that the "7" in Windows Phone 7 referred to the number of users?
Re:They all do it! (Score:4, Insightful)
Smartphone, dumbphone, anyphone - if it's connected, SOMEONE (OS vendor, Carrier, Sowtware) is logging activity & location. At a minimum the cell signal is triangulated to get your location. "to provide better service" meh.
If you don't like it, don't use 'em.
Umm. Yes, the phone company has to know where you are. Now please explain why the folks who made the phone need to know?
Windows Phone 7 is Great! (Score:1, Insightful)
Kiss my ass WP7 is great. So what if it they log your location, every other freaking device is subject to the same shit. I for one am sick of this bash Microsoft all the time around here on slashdot almost makes it not worth reading the cruf posted on this site anymore.
Re:Really? (Score:3, Insightful)
Sadly for MS, the number of people who have made that joke outnumber Windows Phone 7 owners 100:1 at least.
Re:Evil (Score:4, Insightful)
No, without a complete set of facts, you go looking for a complete set of facts. Making assumptions is what everybody expects you to do, and it leads to people only feeding you partial information in an attempt to guide you towards a specific assumption.
Re:Really? (Score:2, Insightful)
I don't think anybody *likes* Microsoft. The closest thing they get to "love" is when people settle for MS products when they have other options (and half the time, it's just because they don't know they have other options).