Hi Mike: I did in fact read somewhere, (and of course I don't remember the source), that all new cellphones are built with the tracking chip in them, and have been for a couple of years. I believe the initial idea was to help with tracing calls and/or catching criminal/terrorists. But, again, I don't recall where I read this.
Really, there are so many ways anyone can get info on someone, it seems pointless to put this on Apple as having something so unique. As in the book 1984, "big brother is watching." On Apr 23, 2011, at 9:33 AM, Mike Arrigo 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. 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.
