On Dec 14, 2006, at 06:14, Ramon Kolb wrote: > Joseph, > > I don't think I'd agree with you. I think it's more than reasonable > to want > to boot up an unidentified and unclaimed mobile phone that you find > in your > office place, for several reasons: > - I'd like to know who left it there. It was probably not a > colleague, (s)he > would have claimed it > - Many corporate places, including legal offices, are buzzing with > confidential and proprietary information. Another reason I'd like > to know > who it was that left their cellphone in the spot > - You are quite naive if you think that this is "tin foil hat" > stuff. I've > worked for several, quite competitive mobile phone software > companies over > the last 10 years. Protection of proprietary information is > difficult, and > the competition is continuously "fishing" for information. In previous > positions, I have even seen engineers / managers of competitors > apply for > jobs with fake names and resumes, just to find out what is going > on. I'm not > paranoid of nature, but this stuff happens occasionally! > - I understand that this is a T-Mobile focused forum, but still- > this is one > of the more interesting threads lately... > > Mary-- just wondering: did you identify the owner of the device? I > hope it > turned out to be the copier repairperson's phone...
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