I am sure iPhone does that too, because as a developer we get crash reports of our apps. However, I don't think that apple sends this information through internet, I think it does it when you sync your iPod/iPhone.
The iTunes/iPhone asks your permission before sending crash reports. If the original article is true, then palm is potentially in for a backlash. This kind of information transmission should clearly be opt-in.
The article states that it is covered in the privacy policy.
The operative word was "should"
The Kindle does it too, and yet as far as I can tell there's been almost no outrage.