Apple Wants To Share Your Location With Others

Farhood sends in this snip from the LA Times: "In an updated version of its privacy policy, the company added a paragraph noting that once users agree, Apple and unspecified 'partners and licensees' may collect and store user location data. When users attempt to download apps or media from the iTunes store, they are prompted to agree to the new terms and conditions. Until they agree, they cannot download anything through the store. The company says the data is anonymous and does not personally identify users. Analysts have shown, however, that large, specific data sets can be used to identify people based on behavior patterns." Mashable and The Consumerist have picked up on this collection and sharing of "precise location data, including the real-time geographic location of your Apple computer or device."

Comments

Who would trust Apple with

[DarkEntity]

this degree of Latitude?

The next iOS EULA

[Exitar]

I've heard it will introduce Ius primae noctis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droit_de_seigneur

The worrying part will be reading how Apple fanbois will be very proud of having Jobs "test ride" their brides.

Re:The next iOS EULA

[Rude Turnip]

I think they would be jealous of their brides.

Finally a tool for locating 'cheap' iPads

[slincolne]

There have been many attempts by people to track down stocks of iPads in shops - now Apple is building a database of what iPads are where.

Considering the other attractive, valuable goods their owners may also have the value of this data to criminals will be quite high.

Of course it is safe (you can trust Apple) and their servers are secure (nobody ever hacked a Mac) and their partners can be trusted (AT&T are a good company).

:-)

Steve has Altered the Deal...

[16K Ram Pack]

... pray he does not alter it further.

Privacy violations?

[GodfatherofSoul]

There's an app for that