There is a hugely alarming report in the Guardian today about the iPhone. In a nutshell, the device keeps a record of everywhere it goes. The file is hidden and is synched to your computer. Assuming you are the one carrying the phone, it becomes very easy to find out everyplace you’ve been once someone wanting to know your history gains access to your phone or your computer.
That’s bad enough but here’s what’s worse: Apple doesn’t seem to be collecting the data since the researchers found that the file doesn’t “phone home” or get otherwise used in the synching process. Which raises the obvious question. Continue reading
Tag Archives: business
Because I Can
Filed under digital media, Reality checks
Forget It Now
I’ve been in meetings all day so this will be really brief but sometimes short really is sweet! I had breakfast this morning with a former colleague. Although we were in different departments of a large company, we often collaborated on things along with a third person. I always enjoyed her thinking on things – she was (and is) bright and energetic. The work was challenging, especially since it was in the early days of digital and the “right” answers weren’t very obvious (and still aren’t a lot of the time!).
This morning she asked me a question I couldn’t answer: why did the other colleague and I stop speaking to her? What triggered our silence? Honestly, I had no clue, but the question did remind me of a great lesson. Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Thinking Aloud
Speaking The Language
Given the number of times I come back from dining out and end up writing about it here, I’m thinking that maybe we should eat at home all the time. Many folks go out just for food; I seem to go out for food for thought.
In any event, we went to a local Chinese place where we’ve eaten many times. To us it’s very much like some of the best places we enjoy in Chinatown in NYC. The decor isn’t much but the food usually is. Getting the food, however, can be a challenge and it reminded me of another business point I’d like to share with you. Continue reading
Filed under food, Helpful Hints


