Palm’s Pre has recently been caught in the act of phoning home about user’s position and application usage habits. As usual, Palm’s first response was to stick the head in the sand.
Don’t ask me how the folks at PhoneScoop’s have managed to get the following statement from Palm’s:
Palm takes privacy very seriously, and offers users ways to turn data collecting services on and off. Our privacy policy is like many policies in the industry and includes very detailed language about potential scenarios in which we might use a customer’s information, all toward a goal of offering a great user experience. For instance, when location based services are used, we collect their information to give them relevant local results in Google Maps. We appreciate the trust that users give us with their information, and have no intention to violate that trust.
Even though I am happy to see Palm talk about the issue openly, I miss one key statement: how can we turn the damn thing off, especially when roaming?
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