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As a side note, it appears there is an open source application that can read the data and map it for you.
You can get it here.
The Government needs to create a law that makes this type of stuff illegal (a felony) unless you specifically opt into it. (ie, not even a "I agree" to some huge text. It has to specifically tell you. "I will track your every movement".
This type of activity is rampant on mobile apps you install.
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Privacy fears raised as researchers reveal file on iPhone that stores location coordinates and timestamps of owner's movements
Apple’s iPhone saves every detail of your movements to a file on the device. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian
Security researchers have discovered that Apple's iPhone keeps track of where you go – and saves every detail of it to a secret file on the device which is then copied to the owner's computer when the two are synchronised.
The file contains the latitude and longitude of the phone's recorded coordinates along with a timestamp, meaning that anyone who stole the phone or the computer could discover details about the owner's movements using a simple program.
For some phones, there could be almost a year's worth of data stored, as the recording of data seems to have started with Apple's iOS 4 update to the phone's operating system, released in June 2010.
"Apple has made it possible for almost anybody – a jealous spouse, a private detective – with access to your phone or computer to get detailed information about where you've been," said Pete Warden, one of the researchers.
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You can get it here.
The Government needs to create a law that makes this type of stuff illegal (a felony) unless you specifically opt into it. (ie, not even a "I agree" to some huge text. It has to specifically tell you. "I will track your every movement".
This type of activity is rampant on mobile apps you install.
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Privacy fears raised as researchers reveal file on iPhone that stores location coordinates and timestamps of owner's movements
Apple’s iPhone saves every detail of your movements to a file on the device. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian
Security researchers have discovered that Apple's iPhone keeps track of where you go – and saves every detail of it to a secret file on the device which is then copied to the owner's computer when the two are synchronised.
The file contains the latitude and longitude of the phone's recorded coordinates along with a timestamp, meaning that anyone who stole the phone or the computer could discover details about the owner's movements using a simple program.
For some phones, there could be almost a year's worth of data stored, as the recording of data seems to have started with Apple's iOS 4 update to the phone's operating system, released in June 2010.
"Apple has made it possible for almost anybody – a jealous spouse, a private detective – with access to your phone or computer to get detailed information about where you've been," said Pete Warden, one of the researchers.
Complete Story
