Thread: PR1.2 automatically sends SMS, registers phone with My Nokia. Privacy breach?
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2011-03-23 , 13:16
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Originally Posted by nsjra View Post
Yes, this all could have been handeled more elegancy via email and not forced sms, but not all phone users use email, but they definetly uses sms.
It should have been done by HTTP. All "My Nokia" users will have HTTP at the point where they first use any of the Nokia/Ovi services... And there is no point in being registered with My Nokia, not even for Nokia's benefit, until/unless you want to use the services.

Originally Posted by nsjra View Post
So, take moment to think and tell, now much better competitors does this same thing, as I can assure, they do this one way or the other.
Quite right. Do they do it preemptively, or when you first launch an app that needs one of the services? For example, I haven't used Android, but I've been told that you don't have to subscribe to Google services to use it (altough it's more functional if you do).