That is the Apple fanboy question.
I’ve stated that I probably won’t buy an iPhone 4, so this is the official, inevitable post where I backtrack and reconsider buying the damn thing. The phone sounds awesome, and battery life is tremendously improved, which was one of my biggest issues.
Still, all my previous objections hold, it’s unfortunate that iOS4 doesn’t have unobtrusive notifications, and Apple is doing their best to be bigger creepos than Google. From Consumerist:
Apple and our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share precise location data, including the real-time geographic location of your Apple computer or device. This location data is collected anonymously in a form that does not personally identify you and is used by Apple and our partners and licensees to provide and improve location-based products and services. For example, we may share geographic location with application providers when you opt in to their location services.
/. points out that anonymous data is not anonymous.
Update: Via Katy O’D-P and Lifehacker, here’s how to opt out of targeted iAds (but not tracking).
I think we can all agree that Google has officially been out-creepo-ed by Facebook:
Facebook first announced Connections a few weeks ago, and EFF quickly wrote at length about the problems they created. Basically, Facebook has transformed substantial personal information — including your hometown, education, work history, interests, and activities — into “Connections.”
For once, my natural paranoia paid off–I disallowed most of the proposed connections, aside from hometown, current city and schools. EFF has the list of consequences for users after the jump: More…