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It's Monday June the 21 around 7:40PM and

Your Weekly Apphole(s): Apple's New Creepy Policy

Nope, it's not "that guy" with the iPad next to you at the board meeting. Surprise, it's Apple! Their new creepy privacy policy update coming at you to stalk your every move. (Via Gawker & LA Times)

"To provide location-based services on Apple products, Apple and our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share precise location data, including the real-time geographic location of your Apple computer or device. This location data is collected anonymously in a form that does not personally identify you and is used by Apple and our partners and licensees to provide and improve location-based products and services. For example, we may share geographic location with application providers when you opt in to their location services.

Some location-based services offered by Apple, such as the MobileMe “Find My iPhone” feature, require your personal information for the feature to work."

Nope. Nothing to see here folks. Just a little big brother action. Wait, what? But I thought Apple was the little guy. Oh, wait, that was 26 years ago. Today, it's an all out race between Google, Apple, and Facebook to see who can be the creepiest company ever. Well, race for 2nd place anyway. BP pretty much has 1st locked up right now. But that will be over soon enough.

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