[net-gold] TELECOMMUNICATIONS CELLULAR SMART PHONES : PRIVACY : TRACKING AND TRACKING DEVICES: Is Your iPhone Tracking You Even with Location Services Turned Off?
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- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:45:40 -0400 (EDT)
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS CELLULAR SMART PHONES :
PRIVACY :
TRACKING AND TRACKING DEVICES:
Is Your iPhone Tracking You Even with Location Services Turned Off?
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Is Your iPhone Tracking You Even with Location Services Turned Off?
You already know your iPhone is tracking you, but will turning off
location services stop it?
April 25, 2011 04:54pm EST
PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384253,00.asp
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It's no secret that the iPhone is recording your movement. Even if Steve
Jobs claims this information isn't being used to track anyone, the fact
is, it's still being collected. This feature dates back to the release of
iOS 4, and can supposedly be stopped by disabling Location Services in the
Settings for your device. For all the privacy fanatics out there, we
decided to put this to the test.
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So does turning off Location really work? Well, as of right now, it looks
like yes, it does.
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To test it out, I started with a freshly reset Verizon iPhone 4. I synced
it to my computer, then turned off Location Services immediately. After
that, I took a walk. Location information is determined by cell phone
towers rather than GPS, and update times are unclear at the moment,
relying on the towers themselves and cell phone activity. I figured a good
45 minutes would be large-enough window of time for my location data to be
collected if it was going to happen.
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snip
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Well, the app loaded, and my most recent backup log appeared, which would
have contained my location data, but nothing was actually collected. So
judging from just this one test, it appears that by disabling Location
Services, my device was stopped from collecting information about my
whereabouts.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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