Let's start by some explanations:
When HTC decided to release Android devices they also introduced "HTC Sense". In order to make user experience as smooth as possible they started collecting "anonymous" data and start logging your behavior and so far no problem as you could decide to opt-out and turn of the function and HTC did several announcement stating the app was harmless and data collected were only done to improve their products and services.
But, there is a but... According to XDA Developer TrevE is is very easy to develop an application that have only as permission the write to ... Read More
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OsiMood | 02-Oct-2011
Like most of you I spend my day with my phone in hand and I come so use it for every little thing. One things I did not like in the past was remembering all the URLs on magazines, websites and all. QR Code was the answer and as you can see even on this site I use them in order to make your (but also my) life easier. I even use them to share my contact details.
No need to type anymore, just scan the code and the phone is "smart" enough to understand what to do with the content of the code! SMART, you said??? Not really!
According to Kaspersky, these code can but used for the worst, rerout... Read More
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OsiMood | 01-Oct-2011
Deal Done: Google just bought Motorola Mobility! What a deal but most important what does it mean for customers
Pros:
Google will be able to protect Android a lot more efficiently
Big G now owns the 17,000 patents previously owned my Motorola and the 7,000 additional still pending (Google just owned 1,000 so far)
TechCrunch was writing about Motorola starting lawsuits targeting other Android vendors, I don't believe Google would let that happen
Maybe Motorola will now unlock their bootloaders
Motorola phones will receive "in time" updates
Android is here to stay!
Cons:
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OsiMood | 15-Aug-2011
Difficult to say whether it is an operation that has the approval of a lot of Anonymous. The Spanish press brings back from the past (few weeks) an anti-Facebook page for which is on... Facebook.
Such an operation was timidly tempted last May, and a YouTube video in English published in mid-July (see end of article) says a little more. We know that a fringe of Anonymous is working on a social network (AnonPlus), but apparently the goal is to "destroy" Facebook.
How? We do not know really, but as of the "why" will be answered in the video: Facebook is accused of violating the privacy ... Read More
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OsiMood | 08-Aug-2011
You probably wonder what you could do if you forgot your phone in the subway, a cab or in a restaurant and someone would just not have the delicacy to contact you to give it back to you. Guess what? there is a solution for you: PLAN B.
This software that you can install remotely on your phone will give you the GPS position of this one and eventually allow you to retrieve the missing one.
As you can read in the source article, you will still need some patience and a lot of will but the result can be achieved and your phone find back the hand of its beloved owner. Careful though you still ... Read More
Some websites like Dictionary.com are proven to be very verbose about their visitors, thus exposing them to the practices of some unscrupulous marketing agencies.
The digital edition of the Wall Street journalist conducted the survey of fifty popular websites in the United States to see how some are especially curious and talkative about their visitors.
Among those who collect and deliver much information about their visitors are the online dictionary Dictionary.com that shares its customers information with as many as 234 partners (sic!), The MSN.com portal, which exchange data with 2... Read More
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OsiMood | 02-Aug-2011
So it seems!! First, have a look:
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This ad was created to compare it to the platform from Richmond: Office 365. Of course you will argues that Gmail is free and the MS platform is not but... how much cost your private life once again.
At least this video gives a change to realise that NOTHING is free and a service like GMail gives Google a lot of your personal information in exchange for the service.
But tell me Microsoft, if I pay $6 a month for you ad-free services, will you also guarantee me that no goverment can sneak into my account without me kno... Read More
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OsiMood | 29-Jul-2011
Google+ is the new answer from Google to Facebook but this I am sure you already know it. It allow you to create "circles" of relations and put friends, family, co-workers together and to share specific content with each of those groups.
But to answer my own question the answer is YES but...
If you have a GMail account, Google probably already know who are your friends, family members, co-workers...
You use probably Google everyday for your search and they already collect all this information about your life, the sites you visit, your favorite sports team
If you own and Android phon... Read More
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OsiMood | 18-Jul-2011
Last week Microsoft admitted that all content stored on its European server was still accessible by the american "authorities" if requested (Patriot Act... once again).
Unfortunately for Microsoft, E.U. is not the USA and private life is still protected over there. European Parlement has now asked its lawmakers to work on the conflict between the European Union's Data Protection Directive and the U.S. Patriot Act.
I really invite you to read this article to know more about what the "authorities" can do with your information: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218167/EU_upset_by_Mic... Read More
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OsiMood | 06-Jul-2011
Last Friday, the bomb, DropBox decided to revise its Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Security Overview and... not for the best but I let you read:
By submitting your stuff to the Services, you grant us (and those we work with to provide the Services) worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable rights to use, copy, distribute, prepare derivative works (such as translations or format conversions) of, perform, or publicly display that stuff to the extent reasonably necessary for the Service.
So let me remind you a few things:
All services hosted in the US should be compatibl... Read More
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