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Old 08-17-2009, 01:54 PM
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Re: Palm Pre Reports Your Location and Usage To Palm
My expectation of privacy is about zero anymore (regardless of what Palm does).

Everytime I log into my computer at work it tracks my log-in times, websites I visit, etc. My proximity card I use to get into the front door logs the time I enter the building.

When I scan my Safeway Club Card it records my purchases, buying trends, etc. and prints off coupons specific to me. Same thing with the Fred Meyer Rewards Card.

At least you can turn of "Backgound Data Collection" on the Pre. But as Genjinaro alluded to, we are pretty much constantly being tracked and tagged.

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