If you are old enough- and were an aficionado of Mad magazine, then you should recognize the title- and the situations the cartoon lampooned.
Tag Archives: location services
We are for sale
Thirteen months ago, I shared some data that was alarming me. (I do hope it scared you as well.) That our phones- even if we have location services turned off- record all sorts of data and upload it to various folks. To use against us? Hmm…
No Escape- 2
Oh, goody. If we believe them, our smartphone vendors will no longer be selling our data to folks whose express desire is to violate our privacy.
No escape
I have been diligent at making sure that my phone never has location services activated. Because I do not agree to let those app developers harvest and sell my data. It’s pretty annoying that many of them- without my express permission- feel obliged to activate my location services, even if I am not using their app.
MoviePass Update
On Wednesday, I introduced to many of you the MoviePass program. Today, I am going to talk about some upheavals about the program- as well as some current industry response.
A night at the movies?
One of the benefits of being an “Alter kocker” (an old fellow) is that I can go the movies for about 7 bucks. Of course, that’s only true if I go early in the day (like before noon). And, that time frame doesn’t really work for a “date” environment.
Surveillance Capitalism
Here I am, so smug that I don’t turn on location services on my phone. Thinking, “Ha! You can’t track me.”