anuseems Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) Will send you spam Fruity cargo cult Apple has worked out a way to really annoy those people who have already paid a kings ransom for its products. Jobs Mob has set up something called iBeacon which is location sensing technology, based on the Bluetooth radio in your iPhone.According to the Tame Apple Press who have failed to see what a bad idea this is, it allows you to personalize the world around you. Given that my perception of the world is already personal I cant see how a technology company can define it for me, but apparently that means telling the world who I am and what I am doing. An iBeacon is a Bluetooth Low Energy radio that broadcasts a signal in a given area, say the doorway to a clothing or grocery store. Your iPhone if it has Bluetooth 4.0, and the radio is turned on, and iOS notifications and location services are active can detect that signal and query the beacon. The beacon uses radio signal strength to figure out the phones location and can share that with iOS. Your phone shows an invitation from the beacon to enable something like in-store notifications, which involves sharing your Bluetooth-determined location.If you accept, your phone downloads an app and the store can then send you stuff, such as coupons or special offers, or provide services such as buying advice, product ratings, or an updated loyalty card, as you move within range of different beacons throughout the store. Yeah so basically your iPhone will start serving you spam based on your location. The question is who is dumb enough to want to do that. Well people who are dumb are Apples target market is people too stupid to own a proper computer or smartphone so we guess it thinks it is onto a winner.An iBeacon cant track you it is just an electronic tripwire that sets up a connection through your iPhone between you and a backend server of some kind. Of course it is only a matter of time before the NSA works out how to turn the iBeacon into a homing device, but then again it has already got all sorts of snazzy gear to do that anyway.http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/33940-apple-knows-your-movements Edited February 15, 2014 by anuseems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackieo Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 annnnnnnnd if you car is loaded with OnStar they can track your EVERY movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoopenstein Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Every cell phone made these days has gps in it. If the gov'mnt wants to track you, they will. If your car has OnStar but you don't subscribe to it, they can turn it on secretly to track you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodel Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 hah not me, I don't own a solitary apple device and will not. I like the hardware, but the restrictions are enough to put me off, never mind the silly price tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLord Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Apple knows your movements...So does Google! Edited February 17, 2014 by DLord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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