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iPhone and Location: Don't Panic

Posted by timothy on from the ok-ok-ok dept.

stonemirror writes "There's a lot of blind panic out there over the discovery of a database file on the iPhone which contains dated location information. Without actually looking at the data, a lot of folks have proclaimed that the 'iPhone is tracking your every move.' I actually did take a look at the data, and it's not doing anything like that."

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  1. Re:Anecdotal by Americano · · Score: 5, Interesting

    No, but it is interesting that another platform is doing similar things. Understanding why it happens on Android may provide insight into why it's happening on iOS, as well.