Jobs has gone way too far, imo......
"Apple Inc. is accused in a new lawsuit of violating computer fraud laws by keeping tabs on where customers use their iPads and iPhones.
Vikram Ajjampur, an iPhone customer from Florida, and William Devito, a New York iPad customer, filed the lawsuit in Tampa, Fla. Apple CEO Steve Jobs reportedly denied tracking anyone in an email response to a reader on the MacRumors blog.
"The accessibility of the unencrypted information collected by Apple places users at serious risk of privacy invasions, including stalking," the lawsuit argues.
The suit claims iPhones and iPads keep unencrypted logs of locations where devices are used. Stories about the logs, which are said to sync with computers, last week ignited a furor among privacy advocates and some members of Congress.
But Jobs reportedly dismissed the concerns in his response to an email from a MacRumors reader that read, "Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool embedded in my iPhone? It's kind of unnerving knowing that my exact location is being recorded at all times. Maybe you could shed some light on this for me before I switch to a Droid. They don't track me."
Jobs reportedly responded, "Oh yes they do. We don't track anyone. The info circulating around is false."
Jobs has in the past responded to public questions via short email responses. The authenticity of the email has not been verified. The CEO has been out on medical leave from Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) since January. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company employs about 1,000 people in Austin.
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2011/04/26/apple-sued-over-tracking-steve-jobs.html?s=print
"Apple Inc. is accused in a new lawsuit of violating computer fraud laws by keeping tabs on where customers use their iPads and iPhones.
Vikram Ajjampur, an iPhone customer from Florida, and William Devito, a New York iPad customer, filed the lawsuit in Tampa, Fla. Apple CEO Steve Jobs reportedly denied tracking anyone in an email response to a reader on the MacRumors blog.
"The accessibility of the unencrypted information collected by Apple places users at serious risk of privacy invasions, including stalking," the lawsuit argues.
The suit claims iPhones and iPads keep unencrypted logs of locations where devices are used. Stories about the logs, which are said to sync with computers, last week ignited a furor among privacy advocates and some members of Congress.
But Jobs reportedly dismissed the concerns in his response to an email from a MacRumors reader that read, "Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool embedded in my iPhone? It's kind of unnerving knowing that my exact location is being recorded at all times. Maybe you could shed some light on this for me before I switch to a Droid. They don't track me."
Jobs reportedly responded, "Oh yes they do. We don't track anyone. The info circulating around is false."
Jobs has in the past responded to public questions via short email responses. The authenticity of the email has not been verified. The CEO has been out on medical leave from Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) since January. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company employs about 1,000 people in Austin.
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2011/04/26/apple-sued-over-tracking-steve-jobs.html?s=print
