Posted by Android Guy in News | 2 comments
Droid’s Incredible Privacy Issue
HTC Droid Incredible may be an incredible phone, but it also seems to have an incredible privacy flaw. Apparently, the phone keeps track of websites you visit and takes screen-shots of even those private sites. These days companies do not seem to get it right when it comes to dealing with their customers/users privacy. First, it was Facebook and its CEO’s glowing comments about what he thought about Facebook users’ privacy. Then we had AT&T’s iPad 3G fiasco. In fact, AT&T managed to get a rare double by exposing customer data to those who tried to pre-order iPhone 4.
Credit: Boy Genius Report
Boy Genius Report ran a story on a potential privacy issue that Droid Incredible Owners may have to come to terms with. Droid Incredible takes screen-shots of the websites you visit and stores them as JPG files on your smart-phone. The trouble is, these images are very hard to get rid of when they should be deleted automatically.
If you are going to be the only owner of your phone and do not ever lose phones, then this may not be an issue. But those who do not know about this rather inconvenient feature may end up giving up their phones without deleting those screen-shots. This is not a deal breaker by any means, but there should be an easier way to get rid of these screen-shots (automatically).
This is not as bad as what has happened to AT&T in the past few weeks, but it’s still pretty alarming how companies do not take measures to protect their customers’ privacy.
speaking of not getting it right, this needs editor and someone to check facts
"Motorola Droid Incredible" – umm, droid incredible is by htc and rival company of motorola,
" may be an incredible phone, but it also seems to have an incredible privacy flaw." –
it doesn't save the address or password or and website info it is just a thumbnail pic and wont show your password, if you lose your phone this is a mute point if you haven't taken the time ahead of time to install a special program to remote wipe the phone as their is much better sources of info as with every smart phone, as for me if i remote wipe my phone and the thief gets mini pic of google website so be it, also the screenshots are being moved in the next update if your still concerned
point well made about the error. Should not have happened. As far as security flaw, I disagree. A few of our colleagues have had the phone take screen-shots from their password protected areas. But you are right. This will get fixed soon.