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JimH

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Apple steps on a few toes, then backs away
« on: January 19, 2006, 06:20:50 am »
"AFTER INITIALLY denying that there was a privacy concern over its iTunes software, Apple has made changes to its MiniStore data collection technology."

"The MiniStore feature in version 6.0.2 of iTunes sparked concerns from privacy advocates who were worried about what Apple would do with the huge amount of data it could collect from its users. "

Full story here:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29089
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Re: Apple steps on a few toes, then backs away
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2006, 09:17:06 am »
You'd think that companies would have learned people don't like unannounced callouts by now.

Do marketing types ever talk to anyone outside PR firms?
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Re: Apple steps on a few toes, then backs away
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2006, 11:21:05 am »
jim u read the inq?  me too!  i find it some of the funniest tech commentary out there while occasionally getting in an important news bit.
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