Moose Tracks Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Well, it seems Google has just proven it can remotely wipe their Andriod phones. The better part of this is that Google has used their remote wipe, unlike Apple. Is there any furor about the actual remote wiping? Not really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR_Pilot Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Well, it seems Google has just proven it can remotely wipe their Andriod phones. The better part of this is that Google has used their remote wipe, unlike Apple. Is there any furor about the actual remote wiping? Not really... Is this news? A sensational exposé perhaps? Quoted from your link... Android users became aware of Google’s remote wipe capability the day the first Android phone launched because Google described the ability in the Market terms of service. That disclosure may have been what prevented an uproar like the one that followed the discovery that Apple too has a remote wipe capability for iPhones. Users were alarmed to learn about that since Apple did not disclose the feature and waited several days after a developer discovered it to acknowledge it. So Google is less devious than Apple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Tracks Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 They're more devious because they USED the switch. You can say or not say you have a nuke, but the moment you use the nuke, there's no turning back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR_Pilot Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 They're more devious because they USED the switch. You can say or not say you have a nuke, but the moment you use the nuke, there's no turning back. The opposite, surely. Devious means done in an underhand way and since Google were up-front about their kill switch, it's irrational to call that devious. Apple, on the other hand kept their kill switch quiet. That's devious. Google's use of their kill switch might make them unfair, or paranoid or even controlling, but it certainly doesn't make them devious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Tracks Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 While you're correct on the term usage (my bad, I'm not in full teacher mode since we're on vacation right now), the fact is that Google has used "the nuclear option." This should make people concerned over their privacy. Your phone can be wiped without your consent and Google isn't afraid to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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