Microsoft admits improper Windows Phone location tracking

Heh, why do people single out Apple when this kind of stuff happens? Now let’s see what kind of press Microsoft gets:

Microsoft admits improper Windows Phone location tracking:

Microsoft has quietly acknowledged a privacy problem with its Windows Phone 7 software, following a number of critical reports. The company posted information on its privacy pages admitting that its mobile OS exhibits “unintended behavior” by sending location information, such as details of nearby Wi-Fi access points and cell towers, even when a user declines to share such data….

 

(Via Electronista | Gadgets for Geeks)

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A life-long computer geek, from back in the TRS-80 days. Loves gadgets, Apple, and cars, not necessarily in that order. Currently self-employed doing the things I love to do: make stuff.

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