[geeks] Nothing is safe anymore (smartphone division)

[Nick B]

Welcome to the "bitter clinger" club.
 Nick

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net>wrote:

> On 03/12/2012 11:08 AM, Sandwich Maker wrote:
> > a few different flavors of 'yes'.
>
> heh ...  there's some delusion in this article.
>
> "Your phone can run without a Google account, and you can add other
> accounts to fill out your contacts and calendar and the like--Microsoft
> Exchange, Facebook, Twitter, and more."
>
> WTF, wait a moment ....  you're worried about Google having access to
> your data for privacy reasons, so you're going to put it on FACEBOOK
> instead...?!?  Seriously?  File under "TOTALLY unclear on the concept."
>
> Mark Zuckerberg came right out and said in so many words, "The age of
> privacy is over."  He can have access to my personal data when he can
> pry it from my cold dead hands, and not a moment before.
>
>
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