[mental]

(12-09-2013 03:34 AM)la_mode Wrote:  

(12-09-2013 03:17 AM)mental Wrote:  

(12-09-2013 02:29 AM)la_mode Wrote:  

It depends on the android brand if there's a clear button. It's not present with Motorola.

I'm really not surprised it went from only showing the app you most recently used in gingerbread, to having a snapshot of how you last used the app with anything beyond gingerbread. Pretty soon, TSA will start asking to see smartphones. Only a matter of time.

Like I said above, if they want info, they will analyze your internet traffic, they can track you using only cell phone signals (it doesn't work like in the movies where you have to keep the guy on line for x seconds, they can see your location as soon as your phone can receive the cell phone signal) and if they take the phone to forensics, they will use this device to copy everything from your phone and they will see anything they want to see (unless you use the option of encrypting your phone, it's located somewhere in settings). Unless you're using Tor or a trusted paid VPN they can capture your traffic and find out anything they want about you. The screenshot is gone the moment you press it, restart your phone or swipe it away - it's just unreliable to be used as evidence, since getting rid of it is as simple and easy as turning off the phone. And what can they do about your app list? Yes, you started an opera mini browser, a facebook chat application and a camera. What next? Are you ashamed of your app list or something?

It's a matter of simply knowing anyone can see your information like that. A friend can borrow your phone, click multitask, and it's all there.

Also, the fact that it's intentionally been made impossible to turn this off.

The US will get to a point that police will start asking random people to look through their phones. It's annoying knowing your every background process is saved unless you erase it constantly. Showing the app is one thing (like in gingerbread), a screenshot of the app even after you've signed out of a particular app (if it required sign-in) is ridiculous.

You're constantly ignoring what I've written and nitpick reasons. It's your phone, no one can take it without a warrant. Friend sees your apps, so what? Can't you password protect the screen or something? Besides, you can see the installed apps in every phone if you borrow it, what's the difference if they see which ones you ran? How's it any different from putting your app shortcuts on the home screen or on your computer? I feel this is a thread that's about making android look bad.