More on JAMM’s ongoing Privacy Watch. We could say more, all day, every day, but we won’t. We’ll try to keep this to relevant developments in the unfolding issue. But today comes news via  ALL THINGS DIGITAL, or another aside, depending on your interest and point of view, wherein they posted comments from Robert Scoble.

I think another thing to keep in mind here: there is a difference between “taking a stand” and “being a stand”. Look at the comments from Scoble’s post. Some people just don’t get what the hub-bub is all about. Others clearly want this whole issue resolved. In other words, some want to take a stand, while others, like Scoble, want to be a stand for what they feel are character issues and principles.

Take a look. Sometimes seeing others act out these dilemmas gives you more insight into who you are.

HERE is the discussion of Scoble’s relationship with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and their ensuing conversation.

Enough said, I think.  The recent updated ROM by T-Mobile  has been pulled for various inconsistencies not found in the original ROM.  Apparently it was released in record time from the HTC upgrade but they apparently faltered on testing it out thoroughly.

It is completely beyond me why carriers think we enjoy the crapware they demand be on our devices.  It seems like people are more and more just fine with the branding that is infiltrating our entire lives.

Oh, yes I definitely want my browser to be reminding me what carrier I am using and taking up precious screen space.  This is just one example but they are very numerous in my experience.

So is this bothersome to others or is it just me?

Did you become victim to the HD2 T-Mobile update?

Drop a comment and let us know your thoughts.

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JAMM is following the privacy issue as it unfolds with it’s ups and downs.  Nicholas Carr has been, too. He posts another good report today; we’ll get to that in a minute.

We are trying to stick to the topic as it relates to our cyber freedoms, but as I watch all this, I can’t help but think of our tribal tendency to always want rules for others, but not ourselves. Ever notice when a politician runs for an office, or an artist gets some fame, suddenly we want to know everything about them, and think we have every right to their entire history. Yet, if someone comes at our personal life, we think we have every right to say “none of your bloody business.” Funny aren’t we?

I had a teacher who always said:  “Authenticity cannot be measured in terms of its consistency with an identity. Authenticity is not a fixed thing.” Well, today this fight/issue is all about whether our identities can and will lock us forever into some definition of our personal authenticity. Your future employer might find something on you from when you were young and stupid and make it mean you are forever young and stupid. What’s stupid is, that your employer makes it mean anything in the first place, and that you think he won’t.

Here’s more of the conversation via Nicholas Carr at ROUGH TYPE. Let us know what you think.

Today’s JAMM Store Deal of the Day is IM+ All In One Messenger for Windows Mobile.  You can register IM+ All In One Messenger for half the regular price, so be sure to check it out.

You can download a trial and/or register your copy here.

The programs details and specifications are below:

Chat within AIM®/iChat, MSN®/Windows Live™ Messenger, Yahoo!®, ICQ®, Jabber®, Google Talk™, MySpace®, Facebook, Twitter from your Pocket PC in real-time. Now with Skype! No cost per message! Lifetime license: all further updates included. Free license transfer to another device (but iPhone/iPod). Features: Stay online in IM Push mode and save the battery life! In this mode IM+ is not running, you remain online and continue receiving IMs as e-mails, so you can reply to them right away. New! Skype and MSN conferences. Invite all your friends to chat and enjoy conversation! Twitter functionality. View friends’ timeline, favorites, direct messages and replies. Post pictures and voice messages to your timeline! Files transfer. Send pictures and files to your friends right from your PDA. Send your current location to your contacts while chatting or as a status message! Friendly User Interface in English, German, Italian, French, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese and Spanish.

Minimum Requirements: Internet Connection Display Dimensions 240×240, 240×320, 240×400, 320×240, 320×320, 320×480, 400×240, 480×480, 480×640, 480×800, 640×480, 800×480 Operating System WM5, WM6, WM6.1, WM6.5

One of my guilty obsessions is scouring the web to see if updates to my favorite programs exist.  Heck, sometimes I might even be guilty of doing this more than actually using the apps.  As I’ve been looking around recently, I made note of a couple of worthwhile updates to let you know about.  Here goes:

SPB Mobile Shell has been updated to version 3.5.4:

• Changes in the Internet search widget
• Fixed a couple of issues around logging into Facebook and Twitter
• Backlight support for new devices
• Other bug fixes and optimizations

Ruttensoft CloudFiles has been updated to version 1.1:

• New:
• Non-Fullscreen support (as requested)

• Fix:
• Camera Bug “No Camera Hardware” fixed

Ilium’s NewsBreak has been updated to version 2.1.2:

• Search support for Microsoft Bing