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Apple don't just secretly record audio...

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  • L LloydA111

    ... they also track user locations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562[^] Unbelievable!


    See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
    So far, no one seems to have cracked this!

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    AspDotNetDev
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    Article states:

    the facility to record users' positions was added with the iOS4 software update

    Suckers! I'm still on the older version of the software. I wonder if the purpose could be something innocent. For example, maybe they cached the most recent 10 locations to estimate a trajectory in the mapping software. And maybe they just never clean out the cache. Still, would be nice if this "feature" could be disabled.

    Chris Maunder wrote:

    Fixign now.

    But who's fixing the fixign?

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      Article states:

      the facility to record users' positions was added with the iOS4 software update

      Suckers! I'm still on the older version of the software. I wonder if the purpose could be something innocent. For example, maybe they cached the most recent 10 locations to estimate a trajectory in the mapping software. And maybe they just never clean out the cache. Still, would be nice if this "feature" could be disabled.

      Chris Maunder wrote:

      Fixign now.

      But who's fixing the fixign?

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      Lost User
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      This just adds more proof of Apple's arrogance.

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      • L LloydA111

        ... they also track user locations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562[^] Unbelievable!


        See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
        So far, no one seems to have cracked this!

        The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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        Amar Chaudhary
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        And I was thinking about some video here ;P

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        • A Amar Chaudhary

          And I was thinking about some video here ;P

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          AspDotNetDev
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          Actually, in the recent article about the iPhone apps that were using audio, it also mentioned that some apps were using video as well. At least, I think it said something about that.

          Chris Maunder wrote:

          Fixign now.

          But who's fixing the fixign?

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          • L LloydA111

            ... they also track user locations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562[^] Unbelievable!


            See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
            So far, no one seems to have cracked this!

            The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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            Henry Minute
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            What was that post, earlier, about SkyNet going live?

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            • A AspDotNetDev

              Actually, in the recent article about the iPhone apps that were using audio, it also mentioned that some apps were using video as well. At least, I think it said something about that.

              Chris Maunder wrote:

              Fixign now.

              But who's fixing the fixign?

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              Henry Minute
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              I thought I saw that about Android, don't tell me crApple does it too.

              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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              • H Henry Minute

                I thought I saw that about Android, don't tell me crApple does it too.

                Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                AspDotNetDev
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                Hmmm, it could have been Android. My memory is not what yours used to be.

                Chris Maunder wrote:

                Fixign now.

                But who's fixing the fixign?

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                • L LloydA111

                  ... they also track user locations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562[^] Unbelievable!


                  See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
                  So far, no one seems to have cracked this!

                  The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                  Kyudos
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                  Lloyd Atkinson wrote:

                  ... they also track user locations!

                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562[^]

                  Unbelievable!

                  And Apple users agreed to in in their EULAs! Unbelievable!

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                  • L LloydA111

                    ... they also track user locations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562[^] Unbelievable!


                    See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
                    So far, no one seems to have cracked this!

                    The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                    Kuatum
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                    UUID

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                    • L LloydA111

                      ... they also track user locations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562[^] Unbelievable!


                      See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
                      So far, no one seems to have cracked this!

                      The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                      Maximilien
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                      I just looked at it (with the application they provided), and it's not very precise, it does not pin-point my home, my work place or anywhere sensitive. I seems to be marking cell "towers" or sometihng like that, and show dots of various colors (red or grey) of different sizes, but they don't seem to represent some patterns known to me; I would have assumed it marked around my house, but no. Some dots are way far from where I am or ever was. for me, no biggie. but still, I am curious.

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                      • M Maximilien

                        I just looked at it (with the application they provided), and it's not very precise, it does not pin-point my home, my work place or anywhere sensitive. I seems to be marking cell "towers" or sometihng like that, and show dots of various colors (red or grey) of different sizes, but they don't seem to represent some patterns known to me; I would have assumed it marked around my house, but no. Some dots are way far from where I am or ever was. for me, no biggie. but still, I am curious.

                        Watched code never compiles.

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                        Steve Mayfield
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                        maybe the size has to do with distance from the tower by measuring signal strength ... or how much time has elapsed since the tower was used by the cell ... which could be used to sort of track your movements ... I suppose I should go back and read the original article :sigh:

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                        • L LloydA111

                          ... they also track user locations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562[^] Unbelievable!


                          See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
                          So far, no one seems to have cracked this!

                          The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                          Steve Mayfield
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                          maybe "the agency" requested Apple put it in so they could track "the few, the proud, the elite" :suss:

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                          • L LloydA111

                            ... they also track user locations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562[^] Unbelievable!


                            See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
                            So far, no one seems to have cracked this!

                            The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                            blackjack2150
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                            As long as the sheep don't mind...

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                            • S Steve Mayfield

                              maybe "the agency" requested Apple put it in so they could track "the few, the proud, the elite" :suss:

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                              LloydA111
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                              Steve Mayfield wrote:

                              the few, the proud, the elite

                              I assume that is a quote from somewhere? :laugh:


                              See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
                              So far, no one seems to have cracked this!

                              The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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