MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2
04-21-2011, 09:06 AM
Apple devices appear to be tracking their owners' locations and storing data about people's whereabouts without their knowledge, according to a report posted Wednesday on a site called iPhone Tracker.
The fact that it's transferred across devices when you restore or migrate is evidence the data-gathering isn't accidental," they write on the iPhone Tracker site.
"Cell phone providers collect similar data almost inevitably as part of their operations, but it's kept behind their firewall. It normally requires a court order to gain access to it, whereas this is available to anyone who can get their hands on your phone or computer," they write.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/20/iphone.tracking/index.html?hpt=T1
Somewhat related to this thread where police are sucking info off of phones - http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?288394-Breaking-Michigan-Police-Search-Cell-Phones-During-Traffic-Stops
The fact that it's transferred across devices when you restore or migrate is evidence the data-gathering isn't accidental," they write on the iPhone Tracker site.
"Cell phone providers collect similar data almost inevitably as part of their operations, but it's kept behind their firewall. It normally requires a court order to gain access to it, whereas this is available to anyone who can get their hands on your phone or computer," they write.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/20/iphone.tracking/index.html?hpt=T1
Somewhat related to this thread where police are sucking info off of phones - http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?288394-Breaking-Michigan-Police-Search-Cell-Phones-During-Traffic-Stops