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SMARTPHONES and GEOTRACKING

PEEK a BOO- I’M SPYING on YOU….Shades of BIG BROTHER and 1984 style Orwellians – here we come….

I am your SMARTPHONE – I was born with  GEOTRACKING  ( evil giggle.. te-he  )and  you are my commercial prey.

I was created to track what you do ( and grudgingly give a nod to letting you communicate via my technology) where you

My prime directive is know what  and where  you even THINK about buying something.

I was born so  Ecommerce can flourish.

Your privacy does not mean ANYTHING to me.

In fact, it is a liablity for me.

MONETIZE – MONETIZE – MONETIZE – for each and every Smartphone  that  is the Golden Rule  of telecommuncations..that is my mantra.

DO YOU SEE ME NOW  ?????

OR DO WANT ME TO  SEE YOU ALL THE TIME ??

 If you  do NOT  want your phone to track you  24/7,

Here is some helpful advice.  

Your Smartphone has a default   “geotagging” option.

You can by pass this. Really. Disabling depends on your model.

How to turn off  Geotracking functions:

For BLACKBERRY and ANDROID PHONES

Get details on:

www.icanstakyou.com and

www.realitypod.com.

FOR I Phones

Go to SETTINGS-

Click on GENERAL

Under General – go to  “LOCATION SERVICES”

Check if your LOCATION SERVICES are “ON”

If you want to disable, change to OFF.

Just some thoughts