Florida, N.Y. consumers sue Apple over location tracking - Computerworld. It had to happen. Apple failed to disclose that its OS collected tracking information on a file on the iPhone, and kept the collection for up to a year, in an unencrypted file on the phones. Apparently, this lawsuit focuses on the material omission by Apple of the facts concerning tracking. If so, Google and Android will probably escape, since their data collection requires opting in by the user. Of course, it is possible that the whole thing is overblown, since cell phone companies already collect similar information. On the other hand, now Apple will have to come forward and explain itself. That can't be bad.
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April 25, 2011
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If it were optional, how then would it be of any use if most people opted-out? Seems to me this new feature should either be non-optional or be scrapped altogether. But I must say that the media and end users get too bent out of shape over this stuff. Privacy is and long has been an illusion. Understand it. Get over it. Move on with life.
Posted by: Graphics Design | April 28, 2011 at 03:51 AM