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Following the recent furore over a Microsoft application that regularly checked in with the company, Apple users have discovered, to their concern, that Mac OS X is doing much the same thing.
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Phone home feature for Mac users too
Started by Humpty, Jul 09 2006 06:32 AM
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Posted 09 July 2006 - 10:20 AM
Apparently it dont send back any data.
But still, I think that it sucks. It should not connect *anywhere* without informing the user and getting consent todo so.
Apple, Microsoft, etc needs to respect users and give them choice and not assume that "if they dont know, its okay".
But still, I think that it sucks. It should not connect *anywhere* without informing the user and getting consent todo so.
Apple, Microsoft, etc needs to respect users and give them choice and not assume that "if they dont know, its okay".
