Apple secretly tracking you iPhone....
 

Interesting article and app to say the least.

News Headlines

and the software to see where your phone has been.

petewarden/iPhoneTracker @ GitHub

I'm curious to hear what Apples response is to this.

why would this surprise anyone?

Wtf!!!!!

This is not new and the information is not being sent to Apple. It is just stored on your phone/home computer.

3 Major Issues with the Latest iPhone Tracking “Discovery” | Alex Levinson

"Apple" isn't tracking anything. The phone is keeping a log of coordinates which are synced to your computer. Apple never sees said log.

If you're especially paranoid, turn on encrypted backups in your iTunes settings and/or turn off location services on the phone.

I don´t care if they track my iphone, that´s ok, just as long as they don´t use the camera in the bedroom :whistle:

:lol:

that would be kind of fun to do to others.

Downloaded the app. Kinda cool.

Please don't stalk me :shrug:

could be an issue if you get subpoenaed for some reason - most people won't realize the phone is doing this

- chuck

That is the main reason that I started this thread. I really could care less if they did know where I have been. I have nothing to hide, but some people who do care might find this interesting.

I realize that this was "known" amongst some circles. However, those same people probably represent 5% of the iPhone population, and already know how to secure things. I do have one question, if Apple is not collecting this data (which I believe that the are not), then why does this functionality exist in the first place. Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but you have to admit it does seem odd.

exactly ambleZ06 - google, yahoo, apple, msft, you name it - they're all getting away w/ murder on privacy & data collection - and it's gonna take something very serious to enact the change that's needed.

corporations shouldn't get a pass for obscuring what they do. if the govt were doing something similar, people would be up in arms; when a corporation does it, it's "but you use their products knowing this."

there has to be real reform; if not an internet bill of rights, so to speak, for data collection, retention, & use.


and then there's the whole kids angle to this - not good.

- chuck

Not sure why this is surprising..... I knowingly let it track/geo tag to see where I've been :)

AppleInsider | Location tracking probe expands despite 2001 FCC law requiring all phones track users

A reason why....

my thoughts exactly