Hi, Mike. You write > Also, what people don't realize is that all smart phones do this, not just > apple. Android does, and most likely, blackberries do too. So, it's not just > an Apple thing.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "this", but you seem to be saying that Android and iOS are doing the same thing. With respect, I don't think this is correct, and would appreciate it if you could point out how you know this. the iOS system is logging all appearances of cellular towers, as well as more specific data when it can get it, since the install of the operating system. Android is, so far as I know, caching the last fifty unique towers connected to and the last 200 wireless network names/locations seen. Considering that there are many cellular towers and even more wireless networks in the average city, this cache may last anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks. If you back up your phone, the iOS log may last months if not years, and even if you don't back up your phone, the log may last months. Also, the iOS log identifies repeated appearances of the same towers. That is, if you go to work and then return home, the iOS log will log when you see the towers on the way to work and then will log those same towers again on the way back. The Android Cache will not do this. There is a great deal more of a legitimate use for the Android Cache than there is for the iOS log, as I understand it. If you have heard differently, I'd love to hear of it. Note that I am not able to verify what I've said above about Android, I don't have an Android device here to try with. What I'm saying is only what I've read. Aman On 4/23/11, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: > Also, what people don't realize is that all smart phones do this, not just > apple. Android does, and most likely, blackberries do too. So, it's not just > an Apple thing. > On Apr 22, 2011, at 6:09 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: > >> Oh, great! So, just don't go where you don't belong, and what's the big >> scare here? Maybe I'm overly Apple loyal. But, really, do we all have so >> many secret places we go? What about onstar? That lovely service that >> can respond in minutes to your emergency with the push of a button. Quite >> honestly, I don't think a single soul would benefit from knowing where >> i've been or where I'm going. >> I get the feeling someone's looking at Apple's profits and wanting a >> piece of the Apple pie. >> >> On Apr 22, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: >> >>> We talked about the pop up ad possibility a while back, now it seems >>> apple is gathering data on your whereabouts? >>> here is the story. >>> TVBizwire >>> >>> >>> Researchers Say Apple Is Tracking Locations of Mobile Device >>> Users betanews >>> >>> A team of researchers says Apple is secretly obtaining the >>> locations of iOS4 users and recording them in a hidden file, >>> according to a betanews.com report. >>> >>> Two of the researchers, Alasdair Allan and Peter Warden of >>> O'Reilly Media, presented their findings today at the Where 2.0 >>> conference in Santa Clara, Calif. >>> >>> According to the story, the revelation raises "obvious privacy >>> concerns and questions as to why Apple would be storing such >>> information. The researchers believe it is intentional, as the >>> file is restored after backups and even when the user switches to >>> a new device." >>> >>> The group says the functionality is apparently new to iOS4, the >>> mobile operating system that runs the latest iPad, iPhone and >>> iPod touch. The researchers have reportedly tried to contact >>> Apple's security team but had yet to hear back from the company. >>> The story reports: "Allan says that the existence of the file on >>> on your computer is a security risk, as it is both unprotected >>> and un encrypted. `It can also be easily accessed on the device >>> itself if it falls into the wrong hands,' he wrote in a blog >>> post. `Anybody with access to this file knows where you've been >>> over the last year, since iOS4 was released.'" >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2011/04/researchers-say-apple-is-track.php >>> >>> http://api.recaptcha.net/noscript?k=6Lcb_78SAAAAAHmtN74lHVK-IOutZhLRidl4tCzl >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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