Your iPhone knows where you are.

[RS_Crispy]

... Realllllly strange.


http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/your-iphone-knows-exactly-where-youve-been-and-this-is-how-t

I've just turned it off on my phone, no time for that - at all. >_<

 

[Wild]

It is odd. I'd like to think, however, it's used for non-malicious things. Advertising and collecting info does sound ominous, but realistically they're just trying to optimize the bullshit they sell you.
Annoying, yes. But they shared the info with you and you can turn it off.

The ominous stuff is happening in the background, and they're certainly not telling you about it.

My 2 cents.

 

First thing I do with a new phone is check out all the settings and alter them to my liking; I thought everyone knew about this

 

[Cas]

Huh, didn't know that.
Ah well, like I have something to hide lol.

 

[Laptop65]

This has been round for ages. Just turn GPS settings off on your phone.

 

[Nick 91]

It's just gonna get worse and worse, that's scary.

 

[rongemboyo]

in the end, they can trace any phone and know exactly where you are at any time, i-phone or not, doesn´t matter.
unless you cover yourself in tin foil

 

[Tornstol]

you agree to this when you buy the phone and possibly when you get your carrier contract.

 

[Xier0]

Quite frankly - I don't know why anyone gives a fuck that big companies have the ability to track these sorts of things. Unless you are trying to get away with a crime or something, it really doesn't matter if Apple knows that you went to Mcdonalds this morning and sat in line for exactly 96 seconds.

 

[kmjt]

Of course it can. And on top of that, so can people who make apps. There is a class called CLLocation that can get your coordinates and even your altitude. How do you think Tinder locates people within a 100km radius of you? How do you think "find my phone" apps are made? To me it is an amazing thing.

 

[Lucien101]

I hear Edward snowden calling.

 

[kfjjjdst]

Quite frankly - I don't know why anyone gives a fuck that big companies have the ability to track these sorts of things. Unless you are trying to get away with a crime or something, it really doesn't matter if Apple knows that you went to Mcdonalds this morning and sat in line for exactly 96 seconds.

Lol, agreed.

When I bought my current phone [iPhone 5] I turned off location services when I was setting my phone up, so I can't see these

 

[kill dank]

Having ANY type of smartphone and an expectation of any sort of privacy is absurd.

 

[funbox]

i'm not really bothered with it honestly.

 

[PkHonor Sales]

Unpleasant to see things like this. A release of information that important should be clearly stated when you're setting up/purchasing your phone. Disabled it now that I've seen this.