How concerned are you that the iPhone tracks and stores your location? – Wall Street Journal

Fox News How concerned are you that the iPhone tracks and stores your location?Wall Street JournalI don’t even care if a Cop gets it, If I was a drug dealer i wouldn’t own an iPhone. I’d have one of those cheap nokia throw aways like they talk about in the movies. But I do care […]

The Macalope Weekly: A river in Egypt – Macworld (blog)

SME Times The Macalope Weekly: A river in EgyptMacworld (blog)Is the iPad having an effect on the PC market? Shockingly, two PC vendors say “no”! For some sound analysis on the iPhone tracking issue, the Macalope turns to the least trusted name in Apple news. And last, isn’t comparing the iPad to the PlayBook and […]

Yes, your iPhone is tracking you — the question’s why – Computerworld

Computerworld Yes, your iPhone is tracking you — the question’s whyComputerworldThe file, named “consolidated.db,” is an unencrypted SQLite database that can be found in the devices’ file systems and in the iOS backup files created and updated by iTunes every time an iPhone or 3G iPad is synced. Although the file isn’t immediately …How concerned […]

Calls fly over iPhones’ tracking, including from Franken – Minneapolis Star Tribune

ABC News Calls fly over iPhones’ tracking, including from FrankenMinneapolis Star TribuneWASHINGTON – Your iPhone, iPad or Android phone know where you are, where you go to the gym, and what restaurants you eat at. And the mobile devices can tell anyone who gets their hands on your phone or tablet. Franken, chairman of a […]

So, if your iPhone is spying on you, who benefits? – Christian Science Monitor

The Guardian So, if your iPhone is spying on you, who benefits?Christian Science MonitorAlasdair Allan, a senior research fellow at the University of Exeter, and Pete Warden, founder of Data Science Toolkit, an open-source software website, reported that starting a year ago, when Apple updated its mobile operating system, the iPhone and …Google Defends Way […]

Apple’s iPhone draws more new customers to AT&T than Verizon – Apple Insider

Reuters Apple’s iPhone draws more new customers to AT&T than VerizonApple InsiderAbout 22 percent of customers who bought the iPhone on Verizon last quarter switched from another carrier, while about 23 percent of AT&T iPhone buyers were new to that company. The launch of the iPhone on Verizon brought fewer than …iPhone helps Verizon, but […]

Police use Apple iOS tracking data for investigations – Digitaltrends.com

Telegraph.co.uk Police use Apple iOS tracking data for investigationsDigitaltrends.comIt remains unknown why Apple is recording and storing iPhone and iPad user location data — but the police seem to be using it to solve crimes. This week, security researchers revealed that Apple’s iOS 4 mobile operating system, which runs on the …How police have obtained […]

Apple slammed over location tracking by iPhone and iPad – Kansas City Star

USA Today Apple slammed over location tracking by iPhone and iPadKansas City StarAP This product image provided by Apple Inc., shows the new Apple iPhone 4. (AP Photo/Apple Inc.) ** NO SALES ** ORG XMIT: NYBZ189 Privacy watchdogs are demanding answers from Apple Inc. about why iPhones and iPads are collecting …iPhone Tracking Only Tip […]

Apple numbers soaring despite iPad losses – Appolicious

USA Today Apple numbers soaring despite iPad lossesAppoliciousOn Wednesday, Apple (AAPL) turned in their Q2 numbers and despite the missed projections on the iPad, they do no disappoint. According to BGR, Apple’s profit is up a remarkable 95 percent since the same quarter last year, raking in $5.99 billion …Why and How Apple Is Collecting […]

Apple’s iPhone/iPad location-tracking may be a bug – VentureBeat

CTV.ca Apple’s iPhone/iPad location-tracking may be a bugVentureBeatWhy is Apple tracking the locations of iPhone and iPad users? The reason is probably less Big Brother and more Big Glitch, according to blogger John Gruber. Gruber’s source told him that the much-maligned tracking file is just a cache for location data …Lawmakers ask Steve Jobs to […]

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