Verizon is selling your browsing history to marketers - HTC Rezound

I read somewhere that verizon is selling our browsing history. So I decided to call them up and ask to opt out. They are actually doing this. Seriously. I cussed him out until he hung up on me. I am no where close to being done. I would call up and complain about this. This is an invasion of privacy.

Uh oh, they're going to find out about jayochs' you-know-what videos

Seriously!! I'm wondering now if att and other providers across the globe are doing the same thing..
sent from my s-off reZound rockin' viperRez Rom on global ICS firmware

Please post the source of the information!

Listen to me, I called them and opted out. Ok, the source is me. The tech knew exactly what I was talking about. He even told me that if I didnt like it. I needed to push politicians to make this illegal.

Damn, will they find out my RedTube account info?
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abby_nitewolf said:
Damn, will they find out my RedTube account info?
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Ok, so I hung up on the first guy so I decided to call back to make sure that I was opted out. This time the lady said they dont do that and the guy is apparently going to get reprimanded. I dont know what to believe.

I don't think they could do this without a change in their privacy policy... I haven't received any notification of a change in the policy for years that I remember, however sometimes I just chuck that stuff in file 13 if I see it. If such a change came out, it would cause a huge stir in the online community, and I haven't seen any such thing.

abby_nitewolf said:
Damn, will they find out my RedTube account info?
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Hahahaha

do you guys thing this will help? http://t.co/X4YY7ZV9 its your privacy settings. by default, it is set to share. try un-sharing it, idk.

abby_nitewolf said:
Damn, will they find out my RedTube account info?
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What Is this red tube u speak of? Might have to check it out real fast.
Sent from my Rezound high on cm9!

oh noez, my secret stash o porn isn't secret anymore!

Me gusta.

Does Verizon use software installed on handsets to collect this information, or do they collect it externally by inspecting the traffic going across their network?
If they are installing software on our phones... well thats bad and shouldn't be allowed to happen.
If they are using equipment on their own network to inspect traffic... well, we can't do anything about that other than switch to a different service provider. It's their network afterall..

This is like CarrierIQ. That junk was everywhere and as soon as consumers found out, Verizon and a bunch of other networks got hit hard.
I don't think they would make that mistake again (I am giving them a lot of credit here).
It just makes me mad whenever they think that they can just go on our phones. Internet history is private property, and they shouldn't be snooping in it.

antp121 said:
do you guys thing this will help? http://t.co/X4YY7ZV9 its your privacy settings. by default, it is set to share. try un-sharing it, idk.
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And make sure everyone nails all three options on that long ass page
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GrayTheWolf said:
This is like CarrierIQ. That junk was everywhere and as soon as consumers found out, Verizon and a bunch of other networks got hit hard.
I don't think they would make that mistake again (I am giving them a lot of credit here).
It just makes me mad whenever they think that they can just go on our phones. Internet history is private property, and they shouldn't be snooping in it.
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Verizon was actually the only carrier that didn't use CarrierIQ (that doesn't mean they don't use a similar software though)
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Thanks for the link antp, I gots thems all unchecked.
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AshtonTS said:
Verizon was actually the only carrier that didn't use CarrierIQ (that doesn't mean they don't use a similar software though)
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You are getting there.
I am sure they have some God-forbidden program running in the background of every stock ROM.

dottat said:
And make sure everyone nails all three options on that long ass page
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Yeah. I think they made those long breaks on purpose lol
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Thanks for the link antp, I gots thems all unchecked.
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Np. I saw someone tweet @ vzw about it. Saying like "if you care so much about our privacy, why make all our stuff shared"
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its cool they can have all the porn url's

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Go lockscreen app

Pretty cool lockscreen works great
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18489203
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I loves me the Go Dev Team, lots of high quality apps from them.
the go team has a bad rep, so i don't think ill be rocking any of their stuff. You guys should really look into what they really do, ever wonder why its free? Ill just tell you this much XDA doesn't support Go dev team
bad rep as far as what?
I've never had a problem with any of the Go apps. They always update weekly, and they do everything I need for them to do.
This has worked flawlessly for two days - I like it. Agile Lock, which has much greater customization ability, would give me the double lockscreen occasionally regardless of which of their fixes I used. No issues with the Go Lockscreen. Given some time, this will probably have the same level of customization as Agile Lock.
havok6 said:
the go team has a bad rep, so i don't think ill be rocking any of their stuff. You guys should really look into what they really do, ever wonder why its free? Ill just tell you this much XDA doesn't support Go dev team
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I wanna know what the bad Rep about them is all about too
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edward.hidalgo said:
I wanna know what the bad Rep about them is all about too
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+3 - Me too
foxsdaddy67 said:
bad rep as far as what?
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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?deskto...e.com/watch?v=iGPbvzPvkWw&v=iGPbvzPvkWw&gl=US
XDA TV will not review anything from goteam. Some people say it has to do with privacy and them selling your information
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What can they get that google/carriers don't already have?
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What can they get that google/carriers don't already have?
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Google doesn't sell your info... and nor do carriers, it would make them look shady and untrustworthy why do you think google pulled out from china? (Or did your forget already?) china was hacking and what not into google severs and such taking peoples basic info and sensitive info. Digital era my friend now they can literary F***K you up online and do you some pretty bad damage. IE Take your money, Your Titles , Profit from your info from other companies etc etc etc etc and yes even take Mr Fluffy that 50 Pound cat that does nothing
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Google doesn't sell your info... and nor do carriers, it would make them look shady and untrustworthy why do you think google pulled out from china? (Or did your forget already?) china was hacking and what not into google severs and such taking peoples basic info and sensitive info. Digital era my friend now they can literary F***K you up online and do you some pretty bad damage. IE Take your money, Your Titles , Profit from your info from other companies etc etc etc etc and yes even take Mr Fluffy that 50 Pound cat that does nothing
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Not wanting to start a debate, just giving my two cents.
careful or paranoid?
Nearly every app you install asks for permission to your info. I don't keep sensitive info in my phone. I don't input CC numbers, don't use a bank app and all my passwords are different on my phone then the ones I use for my "sensitive info".
"Opted in or opted out" lately, do you really know?
How many times have you been out at a restaurant and given the server your CC and they disappear for 5-10 minutes in the backroom? Lord knows what they can do with it in that time.
The world knew me from the day the internet started and before.
They can have the damn cat.....
Sorry for the off topic BS...
I noticed thoze things to about accessing info on ur phone so i stay weary, but does thiz app have a password to really lock it or is it just for looks?
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Mustangmatt1966 said:
+3 - Me too
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Me +4
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oxmis said:
I noticed thoze things to about accessing info on ur phone so i stay weary, but does thiz app have a password to really lock it or is it just for looks?
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I was using it for a bit (didnt try the password). It seemed to work pretty good but I went back to the stock Motorola lockscreen. I did however keep using Go Launcher Ex as I love the themes. Currently using the Ice Cream Sandwich theme
This bad reputation thing seems just like an opinion from somebody. As big as the go launcher is google would have been up on them already!
I like GO apps, first app I install on my new phones are GO SMS.
After using this for a few days, it appears that it was carousing sine battery drain. I had to uninstall until the next version hopefully fixes it.
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Just going to end it with this you can never be too careful. And certain apps need that type of info to operate correctly from trusted sources, what your cc and a restaurant have to do with this I have no clue. XDA doesn't trust them and that's more than enough to keep me away from them point period
So I installed the go locker from the market, and as was mentioned in one of the previous posts here I believe, it won't lock. Bipasses my lock screen, so it is pretty cool, but that alone made me uninstall it.

[Humor] Lament For MightyMarkus12 R.I.P

mighty_markus12
Senior Member
Send Message User Lists Last Activity: 16th April 2012 08:38 PM
R.I.P. If anyone else cares to share their markus moments please feel free to do so. We need to express our grief as a community (in our case joy) of his absence!
My funniest was when he was asking for all these ports of phones to the Rezound including a concept phone. I just about spit up my coffee on that one.
Best was when he kept nagging devs for aosp then made no money donation to make it happen for protekk haha
I'm living on a yellow submarine
Wasn't he the one complaining about waiting for S-Off? Didn't want to unlock his device until then? That must have been fun.
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He's still alive. Believe me. I just abducted him, chained him up in my basement and made him my gimp.
ProTekk said:
He's still alive. Believe me. I just abducted him, chained him up in my basement and made him my gimp.
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well in a way i guess that means he'll be getting aosp before anyone else, just like he wanted.
I remember him asking for touchwiz and boot to gecko like what the hell was he thinking
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Marcismo55 said:
Wasn't he the one complaining about waiting for S-Off? Didn't want to unlock his device until then? That must have been fun.
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He was still going to have time unlock anyway.
XD
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So did he get banned, run off or just leave? I cringed whenever I saw his name on a post...
He was banished by the Android gods.
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well in a way i guess that means he'll be getting aosp before anyone else, just like he wanted.
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Lmaoooo
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Im sure he just made a new username. Douchebags like that dont just give up, they crawl out of a new hole. If you're reading this markus, and im sure you are, you're trash and will be regardless of your username.
quepaso said:
Im sure he just made a new username. Douchebags like that dont just give up, they crawl out of a new hole. If you're reading this markus, and im sure you are, you're trash and will be regardless of your username.
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How did you know it was me lololol.
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actually no, i moved on to a better device but good to know im made such a good impression around here, have fun!
mighty_markus12 said:
actually no, i moved on to a better device but good to know im made such a good impression around here, have fun!
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He's aliveeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mighty_markus12 said:
actually no, i moved on to a better device but good to know im made such a good impression around here, have fun!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1cap6yETA
I hope your new device has s-off, AOSP, Boot2Gecko, TouchWiz and a toaster!
mighty_markus12 said:
actually no, i moved on to a better device but good to know im made such a good impression around here, have fun!
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god dammit! Protekk did you let him by the computer again!?!?!
mighty_markus12 said:
actually no, i moved on to a better device but good to know im made such a good impression around here, have fun!
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you make it too easy for us.
for a second I actually felt bad for you.
but this post fixed that.
mighty_markus12 said:
actually no, i moved on to a better device but good to know im made such a good impression around here, have fun!
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Did you ever even own a Rezound?
Better Device??

Fyi- name change from "kushmacdaddy" to -droidisdna-.

To whom it may concern,
I do a fair bit of testing and contributions on xda, and I changed my name, thanks to the web moderator.
The other name was very unprofessional, and I'm looking for a job at Verizon so I cleaned up my act...
So just so you're aware, its still the same person I'll keep the same sig and profile picture so its not confusing.
Thanks
What job are you applying for?
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TheDanimal said:
What job are you applying for?
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They have technical support and sales. I'm leaning toward the first one
Who did you pm to get your screen name changed? Mine is suppose to be coachcarey lol.
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coachcrey said:
Who did you pm to get your screen name changed? Mine is suppose to be coachcarey lol.
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The webmaster. Its in FAQs in the settings
I thought you meant coach cray Lol I got a kick out of it
Huh? Wha? Kushmacdaddy isn't a good name to get a decent job??? I don't think the name is unprofessional. I think the activity to what kush refers to is unprofessional.
Not trying to bash on you but I really hope you choose to slow that activity way down especially after you get a job. Even drinkers get caught eventually. Legal or not.
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Huh? Wha? Kushmacdaddy isn't a good name to get a decent job??? I don't think the name is unprofessional. I think the activity to what kush refers to is unprofessional.
Not trying to bash on you but I really hope you choose to slow that activity way down especially after you get a job. Even drinkers get caught eventually. Legal or not.
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Well the stigma my old name carries wouldn't help my case. I applied to two verizons with openings today and pio_masaki gave me a reference, so I hope the changes add up
-DroidIsDNA- said:
Well the stigma my old name carries wouldn't help my case. I applied to two verizons with openings today and pio_masaki gave me a reference, so I hope the changes add up
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Good. It is tough getting a job. I wish you the best of luck and hope your abilities here help you out.

Bootloader Unlock In Progress

If you are a serious user and want to get this bootloader unlocked. Hangouts me at [email protected]
It's worth it.
buck2121 said:
If you are a serious user and want to get this bootloader unlocked. Hangouts me at [email protected]
It's worth it.
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Messaged you on Hangouts. I hope you are serious
ryanbg said:
Messaged you on Hangouts. I hope you are serious
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+1
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This user is a cheater, he registered at least two weeks in PM asking me for money
hobbit19 said:
This user is a cheater, he registered at least two weeks in PM asking me for money
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LOL we'll see what he says... I messaged him on hangouts.
hobbit19 said:
This user is a cheater, he registered at least two weeks in PM asking me for money
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I believe you but can you post proof like a screenshot...
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screen
Messaged on hangouts waiting
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Ok, I'm believing that this may be a Hoax/Scam. Just got this message via GMail.
if people want to raise money for a note 3 for adam, why don't they use a site like they did for hashcode?
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The f*** you know about anything? I'm trying to get Adam a device something you guys seem to fail at doing. No offense
Someone needs to lock this. Lol.
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Here is your proof that I'm not trying to con anyone.
No disrespect buck, but it all seemed a bit shady at first. Especially with the screen shots that were being posted earlier. If you are legitimate, I'm all for it! I'm so ready to have some CM11. I haven't had the chance to run CM since the original Motorola Droid, and I absolutely loved it. I would love to be able to run it again.
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Adam Browning said:
No disrespect buck, but it all seemed a bit shady at first. Especially with the screen shots that were being posted earlier. If you are legitimate, I'm all for it! I'm so ready to have some CM11. I haven't had the chance to run CM since the original Motorola Droid, and I absolutely loved it. I would love to be able to run it again.
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I understand the legitimacy problems but I'm not trying to scam anyone. I just want to help get a dam a phone for hands on. I personally want this thing unlocked like the rest of you
Closing this, as it's a violation of the no donating in advance rule on XDA.
Unlocking bootloaders is not easy, and going around collecting money isn't going to help achieve that.

Petition to unlock bootloader

THIS IS A PETITION TO UNLOCK OUR PHONES BOOTLOADERS​Yes I realize this has been posted several times but it seems to have died out again so im restarting it. We are 431 signatures away. Sign here - http://www.change.org/petitions/sam...ock-the-bootloader-of-the-verizon-s4-sch-i545
jake.99x3 said:
We are 431 signatures away.
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Away from what
edit: Jesus, just clicked the link... at least make a real attempt? what the hell is
"To:
Kwon Oh Hyun, Samsung USA
Daniel S. Mead, Verizon Wireless
Samsung USA and Verizon Wireless
Please unlock the bootloader of the SCH-I545, respectively. We wouldn't want this device to be retired due to the fact that the people are not fully satisfied with it in its current state.
Sincerely,
[Your name]"
First off, this was clearly copy and pasted... Why does it say "Please unlock the bootloader of the SCH-I545, respectively". The word "respectively" would be used if there was multiple things being asked for, with different details to each... saying respectively lets you know that the list of details was given in the same order as the list of things those details apply to.
Secondly, who is "We" in the "We wouldn't want this device to be retired due to the fact that the people are not fully satisfied with it in its current state"? Because Samsung DEFINITELY wants you to retire you S4 and buy an S5...
Thirdly, that sounds vaguely like your trying to come off threatening... is that really the intent?
Lastly... Is this a letter I am supposed to send it? Its like the description of this petition but then has a generic [your name] at the end where I would expect the author of the petition to have signed?
I'm on your side and I found more things wrong with your petition the the number of sentences it features. Thats not good.
Please don't come back and say "OHHHH I DIDNT WRITE IT". If you didn't, please don't redistribute such crap... really poor representation of our requests.
scryan said:
Away from what
edit: Jesus, just clicked the link... at least make a real attempt? what the hell is
"To:
Kwon Oh Hyun, Samsung USA
Daniel S. Mead, Verizon Wireless
Samsung USA and Verizon Wireless
Please unlock the bootloader of the SCH-I545, respectively. We wouldn't want this device to be retired due to the fact that the people are not fully satisfied with it in its current state.
Sincerely,
[Your name]"
First off, this was clearly copy and pasted... Why does it say "Please unlock the bootloader of the SCH-I545, respectively". The word "respectively" would be used if there was multiple things being asked for, with different details to each... saying respectively lets you know that the list of details was given in the same order as the list of things those details apply to.
Secondly, who is "We" in the "We wouldn't want this device to be retired due to the fact that the people are not fully satisfied with it in its current state"? Because Samsung DEFINITELY wants you to retire you S4 and buy an S5...
Thirdly, that sounds vaguely like your trying to come off threatening... is that really the intent?
Lastly... Is this a letter I am supposed to send it? Its like the description of this petition but then has a generic [your name] at the end where I would expect the author of the petition to have signed?
I'm on your side and I found more things wrong with your petition the the number of sentences it features. Thats not good.
Please don't come back and say "OHHHH I DIDNT WRITE IT". If you didn't, please don't redistribute such crap... really poor representation of our requests.
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Hey buddy hop off. I will say I didn't write it because that's what I want to do. Secondly, maybe you should work on developing and attempting to better the community rather than being an ass hole. Thanks and have a nice day while leaving me alone so that I may do so as well.
jake.99x3 said:
Hey buddy hop off. I will say I didn't write it because that's what I want to do. Secondly, maybe you should work on developing and attempting to better the community rather than being an ass hole. Thanks and have a nice day while leaving me alone so that I may do so as well.
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xda-developers.com
If you want to watch thats fine.... but Its an Android Development community. You reposting ridiculous online petitions is certainly not bettering the community and honestly if I can do even a little to keep us from being represented by that piece of **** I will have done a great service.
If I were an executive, and got a letter/petition written like that, I'd just dismiss it as coming from someone having a hard time keeping up in middle school (and who's parents were actually paying for their phone). Seriously, that petition is a waste of time and effort.
jake.99x3 said:
Hey buddy hop off. I will say I didn't write it because that's what I want to do. Secondly, maybe you should work on developing and attempting to better the community rather than being an ass hole. Thanks and have a nice day while leaving me alone so that I may do so as well.
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Your hearts in the right place man. Maybe just clean it up a bit and make it more professional.
Also... go easy guys...a mod is definitely going to step in here and clean this thread and possibly close it due to the language.
I'm not taking sides... I get where both of you are coming from... just maybe could have been said better is all
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jake.99x3 said:
THIS IS A PETITION TO UNLOCK OUR PHONES BOOTLOADERS​Yes I realize this has been posted several times but it seems to have died out again so im restarting it. We are 431 signatures away. Sign here - http://www.change.org/petitions/sam...ock-the-bootloader-of-the-verizon-s4-sch-i545
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I think the other threads died for a reason. It's a futile effort.
I'm pretty sure that I read recently that the Department of Defense just approved the Knox security system. What's that mean? Samsung can potentially sell millions of phones to the government, who is not interested in phones that can be hacked. Now, consider the hacking community. A couple of thousand potential hackers. Which do you think Samsung is more likely to pay attention to?
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Your hearts in the right place man. Maybe just clean it up a bit and make it more professional.
Also... go easy guys...a mod is definitely going to step in here and clean this thread and possibly close it due to the language.
I'm not taking sides... I get where both of you are coming from... just maybe could have been said better is all
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This thread should be closed lol only a complete idiot would think that petition could work
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joshm.1219 said:
This thread should be closed lol only a complete idiot would think that petition could work
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Yeah thanks
history has taught us that this never works.
I know this is a pettion for the vzw and att S5 but this is a much better put together petition: https://www.change.org/petitions/ra...axy-s5-users-unlocked-bootloader-upon-request
and
https://www.change.org/petitions/ve...-users-unlocked-bootloader-upon-request#share
Let's get this all the way to president Barack Obama's desk!
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Skrazz said:
Let's get this all the way to president Barack Obama's desk!
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I have a serious problem with this country if a president spends any time dealing with something as minor as this.
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joshm.1219 said:
I have a serious problem with this country if a president spends any time dealing with something as minor as this.
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I have a serious problem with our president as it is lol
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joshm.1219 said:
I have a serious problem with this country if a president spends any time dealing with something as minor as this.
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Oh, I don't know.
It's probably a lot more challenging than fixing the VA bureaucracy or trading five very bad men for a runaway soldier.
douger1957 said:
Oh, I don't know.
It's probably a lot more challenging than fixing the VA bureaucracy or trading five very bad men for a runaway soldier.
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Lol
jake.99x3 said:
Lol
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Please let's keep the politics elsewhere.
k1mu said:
Please let's keep the politics elsewhere.
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All I said was lol. I was not the one to post it.
Make that 430 to go.
Just signed the petition. Mr. Hyun & Mr. Mead are probably going to laugh their asses off when they get it, though.

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