- Last week security researchers revealed that the iPhone and iPad store an unencrypted location file on the phone which is also copied to iTunes during synch.
What geolocation data is your iphone "secretly" storing and for how long? ow.ly/4Eckl- O'Reilly Media was one of the first to have a good technical discussion of what the Apple devices were doing.
- The security researchers made their software available on GitHub making it easy for anyone to visualize their personal iPhone tracked data.
petewarden/iPhoneTracker @ GitHubThis open-source application maps the information that your iPhone is recording about your movements. It doesn't record anything itself, it only displays files that are already hidden on your computer. Alasdair Allan ([email protected]) @aallan on Twitter Pete Warden ([email protected]) @petewarden on Twitter This application relies on map tiles from the volunteer-run OpenStreetMap project, so please consider supporting their great work. You can download this project in either zip or ...- BitBoy was kind enough to post an image to Flickr of his personal data showing geolocation from iphone file in Los Angeles.
- Within 24 hours of the story breaking, ArsTechnica had a good discussion of what actually was being tracked.
- Major media outlets began to cover the iPhone tracking story quickly after the software became available.
- Interesting conversations have started in both the technical and non-technical press regarding how "important" the tracking information is technically and equally important will consumers actually care?
» Why You Should Care About the iPhone Location-Tracking IssueYou should care about Apple's collection of geodata on iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, because the method is flawed. To be clear, care doesn't
iPhone Tracking Draws Concern from US Lawmakers -- But Will Consumers Care?Mobile Marketing reports that iPhone Tracking Draws Concern from US Lawmakers. Both Sen. Al ...
iPhone Tracking Issue Not Apple's First Congressional Run-In - Mobile and Wireless - News & Reviews - eWeek.comApple is facing hard questions about iOS 4's ability to track users. It's not the first time the company's faced location-based inquiries.- A classic curt response from Steve Jobs the controversy "no we don't track". Is he even technically correct given what is known about the issue and they rationale used for the collecting the data in the first place?
Steve Jobs on iOS Location Issue: 'We Don't Track Anyone' - Mac RumorsThere has obviously been a lot of discussion about last week's disclosure that iOS devices are maintaining an easily-accessible database tracking the movements of users dating back to the introduction- Apparently at least a few consumers are indeed "concerned" about the tracking issue and have now filed a class action lawsuit.
Class action lawsuit filed against Apple in US over location tracking issueBloomberg was first to report today that two iPad/iPhone users have filed a class action lawsuit accusing Apple of invasion of privacy and computer fraud, and of "secretly recording movements of iPhone and iPad users." Vikram Ajjampur, an iPhone user in Florida, and William Devito, a New York iPad customer, sued April 22 in federal court in Tampa, Florida, seeking a judge's order barring the alleged data collection. The complaint cited a report last week by two computer programmers claiming ...- On April 27th, under increased media and public pressure, Apple released the following Q&A related to location data.They clarify that only wi-fi and cell tower locations are being kept by the phone and sent anonymously to Apple.Within a week a software update will allow a user to stop backing up of this data and delete the existing data when the user turns off the location service on the phone.
Apple - Press Info - Apple Q&A on Location Data
Apple would like to respond to the questions we have recently received about the gathering and use of location information by our devices. 1. Why is Apple tracking the location of my iPhone? Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone. Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so. 2. Then why is everyone so concerned about this? Providing mobile users with fast and accurate location information while preserving their security and privacy has raised some very complex technical...- A sure sign that Apple is sensitive to the negative press associated with the "location bug", Jobs sits down for a rare question and answer session with WSJ.
- Q&A: Jobs and Apple Execs on Tracking Down the Facts About iPhones ...Apr 27, 2011 ... Although Apple was silent for several days after researchers raised issues about location information being stored on the iPhone , ...
- For those of you who are concerned please note that it has been mentioned that if your iPhone/iPad require a passcode for access the raw file uploaded to your computer via iTunes is encrypted. I have not yet been able to independently verify this.
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