Comments on: Is WorldMate spyware? http://www.reda-ek.com/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware Pizza for my body, Google for my mind, Nokia for my lifestyle Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:12:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Kev http://www.reda-ek.com/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/comment-page-1#comment-63 Kev Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:12:27 +0000 http://www.reda-ek.com/blog/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/#comment-63 Hi, I had worldmate(newer version I think) installed too, and it was connecting to the internet without confirmation. As in it bypassed the setting on my phone which forces me to confirm all internet connections. The data did not show up in the call/data transfer log on my phone(n85, which I would have thought was secure!). I only realised i was being charged when I viewed my online bill. I have uninstalled worldmate now. It cost me a lot of credit over a few months - particularly since I was roaming for some of it. I'm almost certain it was no other software on my phone. Thanks, Kev Hi,

I had worldmate(newer version I think) installed too, and it was connecting to the internet without confirmation. As in it bypassed the setting on my phone which forces me to confirm all internet connections.

The data did not show up in the call/data transfer log on my phone(n85, which I would have thought was secure!). I only realised i was being charged when I viewed my online bill.

I have uninstalled worldmate now. It cost me a lot of credit over a few months – particularly since I was roaming for some of it. I’m almost certain it was no other software on my phone.

Thanks,

Kev

]]> By: Reda http://www.reda-ek.com/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/comment-page-1#comment-25 Reda Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:58:05 +0000 http://www.reda-ek.com/blog/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/#comment-25 Hi Chris, thanks for the info. I now think that WorldMate must be a virus because as soon as you left a comment on my blog I catched the virus and got an email from WorldMate ;-) (just joking, I still believe WorldMate is spyware) To be honest, it's also worrying that WorldMate left a fake comment to my blog when they could have fixed it and say it was simply a bug. -Reda Hi Chris, thanks for the info. I now think that WorldMate must be a virus because as soon as you left a comment on my blog I catched the virus and got an email from WorldMate ;-) (just joking, I still believe WorldMate is spyware)
To be honest, it’s also worrying that WorldMate left a fake comment to my blog when they could have fixed it and say it was simply a bug.
-Reda

]]> By: Chris http://www.reda-ek.com/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/comment-page-1#comment-24 Chris Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:58:25 +0000 http://www.reda-ek.com/blog/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/#comment-24 My experience with worldmate: a few days after I started using the free version, I got a "welcome to worldmate" e-mail. At no point did I enter that information anywhere, nor did I subscribe to anything. There is absolutely no way that mobimate could know my e-mail. In my mind, that pretty much means the software somehow "stole" this information from my phone and sent it without my knowledge. That's spyware... My experience with worldmate: a few days after I started using the free version, I got a “welcome to worldmate” e-mail. At no point did I enter that information anywhere, nor did I subscribe to anything. There is absolutely no way that mobimate could know my e-mail. In my mind, that pretty much means the software somehow “stole” this information from my phone and sent it without my knowledge. That’s spyware…

]]> By: Reda http://www.reda-ek.com/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/comment-page-1#comment-7 Reda Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:32:04 +0000 http://www.reda-ek.com/blog/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/#comment-7 Hi AKMEX, Thanks for you comment, but you cannot modify this in settings! I tried to disable it or set it to a different Access Point but the application was still connecting at night. So for me, it still classifies as spyware, sorry :-( By the way, your last comment was really intersting (biased), so I checked your IP address and it's from mx30.mobimate.com, so I'll assume you work for mobimate. My advice to you (if you want to comment and appear as a generic user) is to make a comment when NOT connected to your workplace intranet. Also, it would have been fairer if you identified yourself more clearly (i.e. working for mobimate) ;-) Hi AKMEX,
Thanks for you comment, but you cannot modify this in settings!
I tried to disable it or set it to a different Access Point but the application was still connecting at night. So for me, it still classifies as spyware, sorry :-(
By the way, your last comment was really intersting (biased), so I checked your IP address and it’s from mx30.mobimate.com, so I’ll assume you work for mobimate. My advice to you (if you want to comment and appear as a generic user) is to make a comment when NOT connected to your workplace intranet. Also, it would have been fairer if you identified yourself more clearly (i.e. working for mobimate) ;-)

]]> By: AKMEX http://www.reda-ek.com/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/comment-page-1#comment-6 AKMEX Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:34:49 +0000 http://www.reda-ek.com/blog/2007/11/04/is-worldmate-spyware/#comment-6 I have experienced this one as well, but as you mentioned, this is just the application updating the weather. BTW, when installing the application, you are told that the application will do so and you are given the option to disable it. My advice to you is to enter the Weather caster service and set the reports on ‘off’. Bottom line – Too BIG of a Brand – NOT a spyware I have experienced this one as well, but as you mentioned, this is just the application updating the weather.
BTW, when installing the application, you are told that the application will do so and you are given the option to disable it.
My advice to you is to enter the Weather caster service and set the reports on ‘off’.
Bottom line – Too BIG of a Brand – NOT a spyware

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