Carrier IQ -- the best reason yet to switch to the iPhone?(extremetech.com)

6 pointsby mrsebastianvor 15 Jahren2 comments

Carrier IQ -- the best reason yet to switch to the iPhone?

http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/107337-carrier-iq-is-the-best-reason-yet-to-switch-to-iphone

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What a load of crap. "We found tracking software on an 'open' platform, so you should switch to a closed platform"? Did this author ever stop to think that the reason we haven't found this on closed platforms is because it's harder to detect on closed platforms?

Has anyone ever said "oh, we found a bug in the Linux source, so you should switch to Windows because you can't see bugs in their source code"? Or "don't dive into that clear water, there's a rock there, dive into this murky water instead." Closing your eyes doesn't make it go away.

There's a valid argument in switching to open Android ROMs or having a real open source alternative.

>Given the choice between a closed software ecosystem and an open phone that spies on its user, we’ll take closed software every time.

HOW DO YOU KNOW APPLE DOESN'T SPY ON YOU, TOO?

apolvor 15 Jahren

I think it's the best reason to switch to free software...