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Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast No 49

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Our latest podcast, Episode 49, is now available for download, the HTC HD2 vs the Acer s200, a phone company selling your details and the Nokia E72.

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T-Mobile’s employees selling your personal information

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In a follow up to this story I noticed a post on Pocket Gamer naming the company. That would be T-Mobile. read on for more:

[Editor’s note: the title of this story originally read ‘Mobile operator under investigation…’ After publication the operator in question was revealed as T-Mobile. The text of the story is unaltered.]

The Information Commissioner’s Office has told BBC News that staff at one of the UK’s major mobile network operator’s are under investigation for selling customer data to brokers, who then forwarded the information to rival companies that called customers as contracts came to an end.
The firm in question (which hasn’t been named) apparently alerted the privacy watchdog after it became suspicious of the private data trading, and has since been aiding investigators in uncovering the details.

Looking for a good checkback as a requirement for anybody applying for NSV security clearance.
“We are considering the evidence with a view to prosecuting those responsible and I am keen to go much further and close down the entire unlawful industry in personal data,” Information commissioner Christopher Graham said, adding, “The existing paltry fines… are simply not enough to deter people from engaging in this lucrative criminal activity. The threat of jail, not fines, will prove a stronger deterrent.”
The case highlights the profitability of selling private data, which is illegal without the customer’s express permission, and the Ministry of Justice is currently considering tougher penalties for illegal data trading.

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Motorola Milestone (Droid) coming to the UK

SuperETrader have informed us now that they will have the Motorola Milestone in stock next month and you can pre-order it now!

 

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Motorola Milestone

 

The Milestone is the European name for the Droid which has been available in the USA on the Verizon network for a little while. For some strange reason this nice looking Android device will get some extra spec in Europe though!

The major difference is that the our version will support multi touch which is fantastic news. I have no idea why we are getting it and the Verizon Droid does not. 

The other noticeable change is that the U.S version is running the beta of Google maps navigation. We will not get this but it has been replaced with Motonav instead. Once Google maps navigation is out of beta I hope we will be eligible for the upgrade.

 

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Motorola Droid

 

The Motorola Milestone has some great specs and you can view them in full on the SuperETrader site but as a teaser here are the best bits:

 

3.7 inch touch screen TFT-LCD

Google Android 2.0

Slide out QWERTY keyboard

5.0mp camera

Wi-Fi

HSDPA

Multi Touch

 

I think this one is going to be popular so of you want one I suggest you get your order in quick.

 

Posted by: James

 

 

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Operator in data protection breach

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Blinding article from Mobile Today here regarding a nasty operator that is selling your personal details. It’s unknown which operator it is however I’m sure it will be released soon. I have my suspicion. Here the full article:

Unnamed UK mobile company being investigated by Information Commissioner’s Office for illegally selling customer data

A major UK mobile phone company has come under fire from the Information Commissioner’s Office for selling unauthorised customer data.

Information Commissioner Christopher Graham told the BBC that millions of details from thousands of customers had been sold to brokers who had sold the data onto other mobile phone companies. The customers were then contacted as their contracts reached their expiry date.

Information Commissioner’s Office representatives have already obtained search warrants to enter premises and have also interviewed employees, according to the BBC.

The BBC has also reported that Graham is planning to prosecute those involved.

He said he did not name the company so as not to prejudice a future trial; and that there is a need for a prison sentence to prevent people from selling private data to third parties.

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Windows Marketplace for Mobile now available on 6.0 and 6.1 devices

image Good news if your one of the many Windows Phone users whose manufacturers or networks have let you down badly by not releasing an update to 6.5 and the much sought after Marketplace application.

You can now download this officially from Microsoft although it does require you to submit your mobile number to receive an SMS message with a link to the download.

All the information can be found right here.

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Twitter comes to Orange UK

    The UK has had an outsized cultural impact on the world. From music to sports to literature… and now – MMS with Twitter.

    Today, not only has Orange UK turned on Twitter SMS, but it has added a first-of-its-kind special enhancement. Orange UK users can also send picture messages (MMS) to 86444 in addition to text messages because of a site that Orange UK has created calledSnapshot. The best part is that it is incredibly simple to use:

    1. Take a photo on your Orange mobile phone

    2. Select ‘Send via MMS’ or ‘Send multimedia message’

    3. Send it to 86444

      1. Twitter does not charge for this service. It’s just like sending and receiving messages with your friends — your carrier’s standard messaging rates apply. Give it a try by sending a text message to 86444 with the word "START." This means that with the same shortcode, 86444, UK users can tweet via SMS with Vodafone, O2, and now Orange.

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