It sets a very visible precedent, it no doubt happens with many other countries, but not really on this scale. Not a good day for privacy the world over, another pin is knocked over.
Posts by Jeebus
464 publicly visible posts • joined 24 Apr 2010
RIM's backdoor sniffed by BBM-snooping Indian spooks
Proview wins new Chinese IPAD ruling as Apple threatens to sue
Microsoft claims Google bypassed its browser privacy too
I always enjoy the cretins in their Google defence mode, it makes Appletards look positively enlightened.
I wonder if their equivalence argument applies elsewhere, like women inviting rape because of what they're wearing?
Some of us are a bit smarter than that sort of level, evidently a lot associated with IT are the awkward stereotype. Shame.
Sky flaunts F1 app with split-screen functions
Sensitive council data sent to hundreds via PERSONAL EMAIL
Twitter mobile apps storing address books for 18 months
Apple's Chinese labourers get 1.6 per cent of iPad loot - report
Redmond campaigns for gay marriage rights
It is seen as the last bastion of prejudice, now those people can't treat on black people anymore [in the open] so they throw their weight behind other hate campaigns
People are growing up though as time wears on, it is a battle the intelligent are winning at every level, it was scarcely 40 years ago it was often treat as a mental illness. Obviously there are many places that still would but they are generally not where companies like Microsoft are located.