Apple is Tracking You...

[TriggerHappy]

I don't think I have to worry much about that since I don't have service half the time.

[patrick0685]

I don't think I have to worry much about that since I don't have service half the time.

its so true it shouldn't be that funny

[MrPrena]

Do not own any apple products, nor will anytime soon.
I was a huge Apple supporter since 1995-2004.

[68Charger]

it wouldn't be new if it just knew your CURRENT location...

But what they've found is that the iPhone LOGs the data of where you are, until it's where you've BEEN... it's stored in a file on the phone.

The Michigan police would love this- they've got a log file they can read on your phone that tells them where you've been recently...

I haven't heard how long it tracks this data for, since I don't own an iPhone, and don't plan to I haven't bothered to research it very far.

I WAS an Apple supporter back in 1981, until about 1988... I even did desktop support on them around 1994, but didn't buy any of their products..

[clublights]

it wouldn't be new if it just knew your CURRENT location...

But what they've found is that the iPhone LOGs the data of where you are, until it's where you've BEEN... it's stored in a file on the phone.

The Michigan police would love this- they've got a log file they can read on your phone that tells them where you've been recently...

I haven't heard how long it tracks this data for, since I don't own an iPhone, and don't plan to I haven't bothered to research it very far.

I WAS an Apple supporter back in 1981, until about 1988... I even did desktop support on them around 1994, but didn't buy any of their products..

Levinson also notes that the database of locations in iOS is neither hidden nor new as presented in yesterday's report, reporting that the file had existed in earlier versions of iOS as "h-cells.plist" but changed names and locations with iOS 4 in order to support background location services employed as part of the new multitasking features of iOS.

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/21/...erts-weigh-in/

see nothing new for the iPhone.....

[rondog]

Steve Jobs is watching you.....

[mcantar18c]

I've had an iPhone since the 3G's came out. I don't see what the big deal is here. Sure I don't like it, but I mean really, what are they gonna do? Sell it to the govt for them to.... what? Find out where your favorite donut shop is? The govt already knows your address and social, but black helos don't follow you around all day. Its Apple... they're probably not looking at a specific phone's data but a large map with a collection of points, to see where to focus their marketing.
As for hacking it, with all the "secure" apps are available to store passwords and other important stuff, your location is probably the last thing a hacker is interested in.

[spleify]

I just want to know if I can see it. I think it would be cool to see where I have been

[Jer]

I've had an iPhone since the 3G's came out. I don't see what the big deal is here. Sure I don't like it, but I mean really, what are they gonna do? Sell it to the govt for them to.... what? Find out where your favorite donut shop is? The govt already knows your address and social, but black helos don't follow you around all day. Its Apple... they're probably not looking at a specific phone's data but a large map with a collection of points, to see where to focus their marketing.
As for hacking it, with all the "secure" apps are available to store passwords and other important stuff, your location is probably the last thing a hacker is interested in.

Until you're a suspect in a crime and they subpoena your phone records from apple to see you were in the vicinity when you said you weren't because you forgot. Or, even better, they don't have a suspect for a crime and decide to enlist Mr. Jobs help to see who all w/an iPhone was in the area that could be a 'witness' to the crime. Either way there is NO need for this sort of intrusion on privacy and The Apple fanbois really need to take a step back on this one and think about it. Sure your phone and every phone has GPS. Apple is openly admitting to tracking this information w/o it's users knowing for whatever purpose they deem necessary. Normally I can handle it when a fanboi says 'well, I don't even need that feature and Steve Jobs is such a genius he didn't include it because it helps to streamline the phone' when you mention things like text messages & voice calls but this time we're talking about an invasion on privacy and security.

You all know if this was Google it would be splashed all over the 10:00 news and people would be calling for their head on a stake. Apple pulls it though and it's 'Well, there's nothing wrong with that' or 'I'm sure they're doing something to help humanity out with it because Apple is such a good company' puhlease.