Apple Wants To Share Your Location With Others

Posted by kdawson on Monday June 21, 2010 @09:17PM from the leaving-more-than-virtual-tracks dept.

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."

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Who would trust Apple with by DarkEntity · 2010-06-21 21:46 · Score: 4, Funny

this degree of Latitude?
The next iOS EULA by Exitar · 2010-06-21 21:59 · Score: 4, Funny

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.
Steve has Altered the Deal... by 16K+Ram+Pack · 2010-06-21 23:21 · Score: 5, Funny

... pray he does not alter it further.