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Here, I found some links. I left out the Apple fanboy sites, to be fair:
http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/27/apple-iphone-location/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/27/we-...-dont-have-to/ http://blogs.computerworld.com/18190...ation_tracking Here's a link that will let you point at your backup directory and show you the location data that's being stored: http://markolson.github.com/js-sqlite-map-thing/ Last edited by jtemple; 04-29-2011 at 04:14 PM.. |
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http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/...phone-tracking
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/21/t...n-do-about-it/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/iphone-location/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/21/app...tion-database/ Oh look, Android does it too: http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/22/goo...roid-is-opt-in |
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I know the Droid does it too.
See "non-smart-phone" thread, for why I have a phone, that's a fucking PHONE, and I use it to make PHONE CALLS. If you wanna carry a tracking device, knock yourselves out. If you gave me an iPhone, I'd sell it.
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We track your cell and wifi logons, but no, we don't track your phone?
Really? Man, I wish I was selling shit, I have a feeling I could sell you fucking anything. ![]()
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Turn your phone off (heaven forbid) if you're worried.
BTW, turn fucking geo-tagging off if you're taking pics. |
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The website I've found just plots the points on a map. There is no other information given (date/time/etc). Either the website doesn't support it, or the data isn't logged. It's simply points on a map. Triangulation of your location based on tower/wifi spots is pretty inaccurate. The only way to get truly accurate location data on the device is through GPS. The GPS only turns on when needed by apps. Running the GPS 24/7 to log true device position data would drain the battery in a hurry, just like running a turn-by-turn navigation app constantly without an external power source. The iPhone 4 is only good for a few hours like that. |
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SO they're spying on me, but they're not doing it very well or accurately?
You're a fucking genius.
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If Apple is tracking my phone, then I should be able to go to Apple somewhere and find specific location data in Apple's hands that I can link to my phone. Apple says that's not the case. Ergo, Apple is not tracking my phone. I wish you'd sell me some of the shit you're smoking, because it seems to dull the wits quite nicely. |
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Ok, now that I'm home, here's the location data that's currently on my phone. Now, tell me, what can you do with it? Pretty much nothing, except see approximately where I've been.
The big picture: ![]() Zoomed way in somewhere: ![]() Now, I've never been inside all those buildings. They're either wifi hotspots, or cell towers. You can't see when I was in the area, which way I was going, latitude/longitude, or speed I was traveling. There's not even a line tracing my path, like a GPS track. They are points on a map; that's it. |
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