Re: Medion mobile phones

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers, aus.electronics
Subject	Re: Medion mobile phones
Date	2015-06-11 10:38 +1000
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"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015 00:43:00 +1000, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>>>
>>Does it have the same (sign all your rights away and give them the right
>>to do what they want with your particulars)like lg before you can use
>>the phone?
>>
>>What someone else remembers about his lg.
>>" User must agree to privacy policy to continue using the device.
>>
>>   In order to improve the user experience, LG will monitor how I
>>   use the device, how I interact with it, what apps I use, when I
>>   use them, how I use them, etc. Commands, including voice
>>   commands.
>>
>>   LG will record my location data.  It will also record whatever
>>   wireless networks are in the vicinity, including WiFi, Bluetooth,
>>   and cellular.  It will record which of those networks I am
>>   using, and it will attempt to use signal strength, in addition
>>   to GPS, to pinpoint my location.
>>
>>   LG will monitor my viewing content.  It will also collect the
>>   "metadata" of all the files in internal storage.  I think it
>>   also said something about recording the subject type of online
>>   and offline material.
>>
>>   LG will record the urls of the websites I visit, as well as
>>   recipients of my e-mails (and whoever e-mails me, though I'm
>>   not sure if it said it would collect the contents of those
>>   e-mails).
>>
>>   LG will have access to my contact list, collect whatever names,
>>   numbers, and e-mail addresses are stored within.  My social
>>   media use will also be monitored.
>>
>>   LG will have access to my passwords, and answers to security
>>   questions.
>>
>>   LG will estimate number of calories burned.  (Which is why I
>>   thought it was a joke, but apparently the thing can act as a
>>   pedometer.)
>>
>>   User must be 13 or older to consent to the privacy policy, or
>>   consent from user over 13, but consent MUST be granted in
>>   order to continue using the LG device.
>>
>>   Another section says that any claims against LG must be filed
>>   individually and not part of a class action lawsuit.
>>
>>Later I did a search on this and found something that sounded almost
>>identical to a mandatory agreement involving LG "smart" televisions in
>>2014, but nothing about the G3 or other phones.  I recall there was a
>>a major uproar over the TV policy and LG backed off, so I'm thinking
>>the G3 shipped with the same policy embedded in ROM and LG then turned
>>it off, and some bug made it appear.  But if it does reappear I am
>>going to return the thing for a refund.  The salesman kept bragging
>>about app this and app that, but he never told me the damn thing was
>>Orwell's Telescreen. "
>
> Yep "sign of the times"
> We are all being spied on.
> Went a bit far when anyone locally and internationally can give your
> ISP a IP number and a time and they have to provide your name and
> address and all details!
> Have enough trouble with my name in the "White Pages" and getting a
> lot of convincing calls trying to get bank account details. Reached
> the point where I don't really want a landline phone.

Quite a few I know have given up on their landline now,
just have mobiles. And some don't have any phone on
their landline they have to have for their ADSL service,
because the spam calls are a complete pain in the arse.

Just had someone who didn't realise they had a landline
when they wanted to complain to Telstra about a problem
with their adsl service and don't have a Telstra mobile to
call Telstra from. He borrowed a handset from work to
call Telstra for the cost of a local call.

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