The privacy rights are only enforceable against private companies and citizens, against the state your rights are limited. One ugly example is the date retention directive:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecom...European_Union
Here is a rather interesting read about the Directive 2006/24/EC from a juristic pov: http://ejlt.org//article/view/29/75
"Well, my European friends, why don't you elect others then, who make sensible laws?" you may ask. There is a tiny problem with the election of the EU legislature: there is none, only for the parliament...:nope:

I don't wanan rain on your parade...if you leave it on the I phone has a GPS tracking feature. they'll find it. Best option, Sledgehammer

I never said I was not alarmed so please stop with the patronising comments. All I meant was that android and blackberry owners as well as "dumbphone" owners could be tracked and that there are many other ways to find out your personal info. Once this leak is plugged another will be found. What do you suggest?

No I got nothing to hide, and would say the same if I had an android - do you? :stare: :D

Wasn't intending to come off as patronizing, sorry if you misunderstood.
Yes, I understand that all cell phones can be tracked, but that used to require a court order to access the providers records to generate the position of the phone. Now it's generated by the phone itself, and in the case of the Iphone stored unencrypted on the phone, copies itself to a PC when it's docked, copies itself to a different phone when the phone is upgraded. No, you cannot turn off the feature on the Iphone.

The point was never about the Gov't knowing everything about your movements, the point was about Apple gathering the info without your knowledge, not protecting the info, and hiding the release in the EULA giving them permission to use the gathered info any way they see fit.

Apparently other smartphones do this as well:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...723453610.html

Big Brother is watching me. And I sure as hell have, and will continue watching Him. :yep:

They shouldn't find anything but the dog. If my phone is on a dog in one state and I'm in another and they can still track me, ****, I'll just shoot myself and deny them...

Because if you vote for the other party..It won't change anything. They're all working together.. biggest scam on earth. They look out for each other making sure there comfort zone is secure. Our interests don't' apply to there agenda. So vote for group A or group C doesn't matter, its all crap.

BURN IN HELL EU...You were saying Mr Big Brother that I can not say what I want? :O: