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iPhone tracking
How serious is this new about the Apple iphone always tracking where everyone is? Does this mean that anyone can find out where we live? I read one thing and it sai dthat when you get an iphone you sign some terms of something that says apple can use your gps to track you so there is nothing you can do about it? Can that be true?
Why is my iPhone tracking me? If I wanted a tracker I would have bought a dog!
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Hi, I'm old enough to be your grandfather; hopefully the wisdom that comes with age and life experiences will be helpful.
I'm fairly certain what Apple has been doing is a back sided marketing venture to enhance their revenue. By giving them the ability to provide certain marketing data to different companies who want specific data on different subjects. It is called data mining.
I'm not quite sure how specific Apples ability to collect this data is. Are they able to data mine right down to Jay smith of 123 Main Street, someplace, USA. I believe that Jay Smiths data is stored in their data mining sweeps. I'm not so sure they can retrieve Jay's specific information unless the information comes in tagged with Jays phone number or ESN or ISN number.
I'm a big fan of the TV show NCIS and old enough to remember a show called Flash Gordon. Flash Gordon had a spaceship that looked a lot like today's space shuttle. On NCIS they are able to locate people using the GPS coordinates of their phones. Is this science fiction or science fact. Maybe a little of both.
Until we have more information we will not know for sure just what Apple and Google are up too. Best advice is to, if you can turn off the GPS tracking features in your phones or iPads/iPods, or turn them of completely when not in use.
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Well, my understanding was that GPS data is being stored in a database file on the phone. With the new information, I now understand that it is actually tracking triangulation data about the cell towers you pass by.
I don't know about the accuracy of that statement, as it makes no sense for a device with a GPS built in to use something as clumsy mobile tower triangulation to determine where you are.
This is something that was disclosed by nerdy-types around a year ago. Many people didn't listen, while others called them conspiracy nuts... Guess now we know, eh?
So, if you want to read more about the iPhone tracker issue, here is a good news story to start with:
"Apple slammed over iPhone, iPad location tracking"
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... which reminds me: They are also tracking your iPad's movements.
The old adage goes here: "If you have nothing to hide..."
... BUT: There are serious drawbacks to this. Anyone could swipe your phone and see all the places you go, then lay in wait.
Yes, it should be fully exposed by Apple corp, and it should have an easy off setting in the settings. Should also default to OFF.
Now we watch and wait to see what they do about this.
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