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iPhone Tracking Ruckus Ongoing

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the are-we-there-yet dept.

Trailrunner7 writes "A pair of Apple customers has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that Apple is invading their privacy by collecting location data about iPhone and iPad users without their knowledge." and theodp noted that the iPhone tracking 'Bug' is actually patent pending... which makes it harder to buy the mistake argument. As if that's not enough fun, South Korea, Italy, Germany and other countries are all looking into it.

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  1. Re:OMG big brother... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem comes when you have states like Michigan where the police are allegedly downloading information from a smart phone in a minute or two and then, conceivably, can use that location information against you any way they want. Big problem.

    http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/michigan-police-being-questioned-for-extracting-smartphone-data/
     

  2. Point Less? by ags1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Isn't having a cell phone (especially one with apps that can access the GPS location) always track able by someone? Don't get me wrong I don't like the idea of being tracked, but the only way your going to achieve this, is to leave your cell phone at home.