iPhone spying on owners

Now that point is well presented. The question I would ask is, "Have I agreed,
in the T&Cs, to let this data be uploaded?". If the answer is yes, then Steve,
could, at any time he feels like it, make use of it. Just because he hasn't
chosen to do it yet doesn't make it illegal if the T&Cs cover it.

 

Why for God's sake. I borrow me mates phone...

 

I've just had a look at the data mine has recorded.

Ok, so it does mostly show where I've been, however it's the amalgam
of 3 years worth of iPhone backups (the data gets carried across) so
it's shown me as being pretty everywhere in the country.

It's also grossly inaccurate in a lot of cases because it uses mobile
cells rather than GPS. In some remote parts of the country the cell
my phone has appear on is nowhere near where I've been. It seems to
think I've spent a lot of time in Anglesey, for example, and yet I've
never been there in my life. I have been to Snowdon quite a bit, so
my phone has obviously hopped on the network in Anglesey because it's
the best line of sight.

It really isn't a big deal that this information is recorded. There
are plenty of other ways of determining the same information, and in
real time and in the public domain.

 

http://www.securitynewsdaily.com/truth-about-iphone-tracking-neither-new-nor-secret-0718/

It's already there in the T&Cs

"Apple and our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share
precise location data, including the real-time geographic location of
your Apple computer or device."

"This location data is collected anonymously in a form that does not
personally identify you and is used by Apple and our partners and
licensees to provide and improve location-based products and
services."

I'll bet Google have something pretty similar in the Android terms
too.

 

Not quite. With Google you can 'opt-out'[1], when opting in then yes, it says
pretty much that.

[1] Well, I *believe* you can opt out, and I've not found any funny files I
didn't know what they were on ine, but I haven't looked that hard.

 

"Yes, Dear, I know it's late. Well, I was at the pub until it closed,
then Bob was too drunk to drive, so I gave him a lift. And on the way,
there was a car with a flat tyre, so we stopped to help. Honestly.
Why? What do you want with my cell phone?"

 

About 2 minutes now that it's known.

 

Well seeing as all mobile phones have to connect to a network through masts
and the network provider knows where each mast is and when it was accessed
(about once every 20 minutes while the phone is switched onI heard), then
all mobile users locations are known- and have been- since the things first
became available.

Can't say I'm happy about some fucker knowing where I am 24 hours a day, but
there's not a lot I can do about it apart from not having a mobile.

 

I think I read this in the reg somewhere. It apparently uses mobile phone location methods,
instead of GPS (apparently) and the data is quite widely inaccurate.

TBH, IDGAF.