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Apple Updating iOS To Address Privacy Concerns

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hype-of-the-month dept.

wiredmikey writes "[Apple] said that over the next few weeks it would release a software update for iOS that would reduce the size of the crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower database cached on the iPhone, cease backing up the cache, and delete the cache entirely when Location Services is turned off. Additionally, Apple said that in the next major iOS software release the cache would be encrypted on the iPhone, though a timeline for that was not provided."

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  1. Re:nice by tclgeek · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fear not! Once you get out of your teens you'll find you have much less desire to expose your ignorance and lack of eloquence. It's just a phase you're going through.

  2. Re:nice by intheshelter · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Leave him alone. He's trying to be cool by ripping on Apple. It's all the rage nowadays.