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        <title><![CDATA[Virus]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I see svc host.exe as the biggest virus in the computer.It looks to be cross linked to system functions.In other words you end process for svc host.exe and some computer function will shut down.There was some commotion about in the past.Somebody got it out as a virus then somebody complained.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[BALTHOR]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:26:24 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Welcome, Balthor]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You have provided much to think about. Thank you and I am glad you are back. We were worried about you.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:26:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My impression is subspace]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Not no space in the nuclear dimensionless point and not electron fringe mass space but subspace between the electron shells.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[BALTHOR]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:21:42 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the chips]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Right now I'm convinced that computer memory chips don't use electrons.How could you do it with electrons?It isn't neutrons or protons either.http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/expar.html]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[BALTHOR]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:19:08 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The phone,computer or even the Internet ends up being just one file]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I see the Cell Phone as a digital transceiver.You have zero to twenty four volts.The digital sine wave is pulsed out between zero and twenty four volts.It looks like analog but it isn't.An IP address at the header and everybody is different.You could never have enough power if it was analog.The higher the clock frequency the better the wave.This digital method seems to me to be a node like transmission.It might not even be electron.How would you study a Cell Phone?A first approach would be study the software.Maybe erase everything and see what you've got.You're not finished until you have a total true understanding.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[BALTHOR]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:59:08 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Firmware can't be deleted or erased]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-358375-3542999]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I think that my computer has a rootkit in it.I know that the BIOS is real big and deep but it appears that somebody else and not I has access to it.There's the designers of the phone,then the manufacturers of the phone,then I suppose it's tested and shipped.Somewhere in there Jason gets his hands on it and there she goes.It could even be the stuff we purchase isn't brand new.I don't like the word code.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[BALTHOR]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:42:03 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beautifully said, Craig]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My poor attempt pales in comparison to what you so eloquently stated. Well done.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:07:43 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Better yet, Opt-in]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That is what many have been fighting for when it comes to behavioral advertising.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:01:37 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Full Disclosure and Transparency]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In this Information Age, it seems like it???s even more important to have full disclosure and transparency of information especially in an organization of power and trust, as word will get out in another way.  It used to be that an organization could simply state ???we collect anonymous data to help improve your experience???.  This statement may be quite true and for the majority of people they are fine with it however someone will find out that this anonymous data contains other data they would not reasonably expect to be included, such as location or ip address, etc.  When this happens, the person who discovered it presents it in a way of their choosing and gets picked up by a bunch of others who present it in different ways yet again.  The bottom line is information is presented in a variety of ways which may or may not truly represent the original idea, concept or intention.It seems if the original organization would simply present their statement ???we collect anonymous data to help improve your experience??? and then provide an example of the data they collect or at least a definition of what anonymous data is then we could make better choices to begin with.   Do we want to purchase the product to begin with, knowing the risks/rewards of making the choice?  We can make informed decisions, instead of after the fact having concerns about a product.Or maybe our innocence is lost again, as we now can???t trust anyone but then again that is choice we can make.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig_B]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:58:58 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[On My Soapbox]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To get on my soapbox for a moment, the real issue that makes me crazy with this whole CIQ fiasco is simply how painless it is to design in an &quot;opt out&quot; up front.  As a developer for mobile apps, in a world where privacy and security concerns are always an issue, I never release an app that doesn't allow the user to turn off features.  Its so easy to plan for at the onset, and if you set the default state to on, and your features really are there with the best interest of the user experience in mind, a very small percentage of people who download your app will actually take the time to disable said feature anyhow.  Just allowing the user the option to disable any sort of metric collection your app does puts most users at ease.  It gives your software transparency and its such a simple effort for the programmer that when a developer or a carrier puts anything on a consumer device without such basic configuration parameters as an on/off switch its just inexcusable in my mind.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:36:32 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not bad; good, Michael]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You reminded me -- nicely, I might add -- to make sure and tell what devices I was referring to. Thank you.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:26:39 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My bad]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I did not read the whole article I linked to as my concern is mainly for the Blackberry as I support several hundred Blackberry customers split about 50/50 ATT and Verizon.  The Verizon version should not be an issue but I will be checking the ATT models.Note to self: always read the whole article I link to. While I do not believe this to be a large issue, any perceived security problem is something  I am concerned about.Thanks for another interesting blog, keep them coming.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jay]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:00:06 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You said it all and said it well, Col]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;The idea is very good but without Expensive Safeguards it's also very Dangerous.&quot;I am an eternal optimist, but it's really becoming a drag.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:34:30 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michael, Michael, Michael]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In relation to your finial question&quot;I do have a question though: If code, such as Carrier IQ???s MSIP is benign, why be so secretive?&quot;It's like all software installed for the end user benefit. It's hidden so as it doesn't Confuse or Worry the End user. I've lost count of the number of people who expect the Police to show up because their Computer told them that they Performed an Illegal Operation, or the ones who want to know if they are Girl Scout or Chocolate Chip Cookies that they are getting when their computer tells them about Cookies.Anything that is put on any Device is their for your Benefit as it helps your Telco provide a better service don't you trust anyone?        [/Maniacal Laughter]Actually I'm being very serious above as that is exactly the reasoning that the Powers That Be at the Telcos used originally, but being Accountants who thought that they where getting something for almost free they completely failed to comprehend any Adverse Outcomes, just like that School handing out NB's with Web Cams and Software that can be remotely accessed to take pictures with the Web Cams to see where any Lost/Stolen NB where.The idea is very good but without Expensive Safeguards it's also very Dangerous. Col]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[HAL 9000]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:17:46 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not exactly, Michael]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[With Blackberry and iPhone devices, it is easy. Androids are the tough one. The link you mentioned is referring to the same approach for Android phones that I outlined above. Thanks for tweaking me on this. I should have been clearer in the original article.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:30:18 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This page over here, says that it is easy]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[to remove or at least disable Carrier IQ, do you or your contacts know if it is true?http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/how-to-remove-carrier-iq-from-android-blackberry-and-iphone-20111215/]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jay]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:57:44 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Carrier IQ's MSIP: Spyware according to some]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[New post:There is lots of confusion regarding Carrier IQ and MSIP. Find out what and more importantly, if the MSIP client is on your phone.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Kassner]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:08:01 -0800</pubDate>
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