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Apple Logging Locations of All iPhone Users

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the are-you-scared-yet dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Guardian reports that researchers have found a hidden file on all iPhones, iPads and any computers to which they synchronize, logging timestamped latitude and longitude coordinates of the user since June 2010. A tool is available on their website to check on your own."

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  1. Re:ummm by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pretty funny someone actually found it necessary to mod me down to 0 for that. Grow up ffs.

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  2. Re:ummm by toleraen · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well, your 3rd point was a pretty ridiculous straw man argument. Like, really ridiculous.

  3. Re:ummm by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    30% stupid isn't a bad ratio on slashdot ;-) but "overrated" is really the "disagree"-mod, isn't it ?
    Hey well that's the risks of joining in the fun, I guess. I could've just modded myself but sometimes you just got to get out there and express your opinion, how else would you find out why it's so stupid :-) ?

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  4. Re:ummm by toleraen · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I guess if you read enough derp, occasionally you have to join in. lord knows I have :P