If your number one priority is security don't forget that the operating
system is designed to keep track of everything you do. If the OS fails
to keep track of you, your anti-virus program will. Assume that every
application has built in code to track you - your phone, your PC and
even your car. There are camera's everywhere these days. Go figure.
On 9/21/2013 10:36 AM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrote:
I have been removing apps from my Android device. There is no way you
can regulate how they are tracking you and selling that info. These
companies want to know as much about you as you can, and regulation of
mobile apps and automatic upgrades means you do not have much control
over the information that is sent. I like to know what is happening on
my computer even though it is not possible to know everything that is
going on. As companies mine data, and criminals ply their trade
on-line, security is a number one priority for me. With Android, apps
that cannot be removed can be disabled up to the point, but not over,
where the device becomes inoperative. Whenever possible, I connect
through a web browser that I trust rather than an app. You can flush
data from apps from time to time.
Automatic updates are convenient, especially for security
applications. On my desktop computer, I manually update everything but
I have software that tells me, for most programs, if an update is
available, and where to get it. I have 110 applications on my
computer, all up to date. The average computer user typically has 15%
of his or her applications and operating system out of date with known
security breaches. Assuming the companies whose software they use are
reputable and trustworthy, I suppose auto updating would be best for
those whose computer skills are marginal.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com>
authfriend wrote:
He isn't trying to /change/ us, Share, heaven forbid. He wants us to
stay just as we are so he can keep putting us down.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
<fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
turq, another spiritual practice for you might be to stop trying
to change, by various subtle methods, posters who post more than
you'd like them to post. What happened to just ignoring them?!
Whoops! I can see that my spiritual practice is to stop trying to
change you ha ha.
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*From:* turquoiseb <no_re...@yahoogroups.com>
*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
*Sent:* Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:47 AM
*Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Software 'upgrades' as spiritual practice
All of this furor over Neo has reminded me that the world of
mobile apps is just SO much more spiritual than the world of Web
apps. Those who are bitching are missing out on this.
Direct Update ("We're going to 'upgrade' your app without your
permission the instant you log in") is SO much more Zen than
Voluntary Upgrade ("We have a new version of our app...do you want
to try it?). The latter invites people to dig their heels in,
stick with the Old Familiar, and resist change. The latter
enforces change.
After all, if you can remember that there was a previous version
of the app, you're just not Here And Now enough, are you? :-)
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