Well, we all know that for some unknown reason Apple’s iPhone & iPad 3G (starting from iOS 4.0 & higher) has been recording your location information (Time stamp, Longitude & Latitude and few more related info) on a regular basics in a hidden file. It was said that users can opt to turn off the location tracking by turning off Location Service in Setting Menu on the device. However this does not seems to be the case according to a test conducted by the WSJ.
Here is how WSJ has tested this case..
The Journal tested the collection of data on an iPhone 4 that had been restored to factory settings and was running the latest version of iOS. They disabled location services (which are on by default) and immediately recorded the data that had initially been gathered by the phone. They then carried the phone to new locations and observed the data. Over the span of several hours as the phone was moved, it continued to collect location data from new places.
If you are still worried about location tracking on your iOS device, we got it covered for you. Here is a nice little app that can block / clean your iOS Device Location details - LocationD Blocker.
Now, the latest developing story on iPhone Location Tracking is that, South Korea government suspects that the collection of location information (Time stamp, Longitude & Latitude and few more related info) without users consent could breach the country’s privacy laws according to Bloomberg:
The Korea Communications Commission asked Apple how often information is collected and saved, and whether users have a choice over whether it is saved or deleted, the commission said in an e-mailed statement today. Apple must explain why such data is saved on devices and if it’s stored on the company’s servers.
Report also says that Apple has been investigated by French, German and Italian on this privacy regulators. We are still unclear on why Apple started recording location information on iPhone & iPad 3G.
via[9to5Mac]