“Everyone Has A Scam”

Dave Winer on iPhone apps that silently grab your data:

It’s like spammers took over technology, like the pet food guys did in 1999. Everyone has a scam. This year the scam is to grab all the user’s data and resell it. It’s gotten to the point where it’s a risky proposition to try out a new iPhone product.

Perhaps a little bit tragic, but I get his point: how do you gain trust in a sea of 300,000 apps?