Your IPhone or IPad May Be Tracking Your Every Movement!!

[mitt]

And second of all, Ladies if your being stalked don't check in at the Starbucks down the street from your house.

I always find that interesting - letting everyone know you are not home or out of town for a week on fb ...

mitt

[Monster Dave]

I always find that interesting - letting everyone know you are not home or out of town for a week on fb ...

mitt

That completely floors me when people do that. In the words of a fellow DMF'er "that level of stupidity makes me sad".

[il d00d]

Clearly, people were not stalkerproof, under the radar or off the grid before this revelation.  The thing that bothers me about it is:
1.  Apple has not been exactly clear up until this point what they were using this "enhancement" data for.  It comes across as sneaky.
2.  They have not exactly been reassuring in their response, which is... [cricket noise].
3.  They have not been good custodians of personal data, whether they are distributing it or not.  This strikes me as a bit exploitative - they get a free geolocation database, you get a phone full of personal information that really has no business being there and could only compromise your privacy if your phone is stolen, lost, or is subject to search and seizure of questionable legality*

It is very easy to layer on the tin foil - I am not trying to do that here.  I am just wondering why, if it is not such big deal to have the data there, is it a big deal to prevent anyone from doing this ever again?

* http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/73258

[Kopfjager]

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/226234/lawmakers_quiz_apple_google_about_location_tracking.html

[Drjones]

Read as lawmakers want Apples tech for thier own use and will publicly drag Apple through the mud unless they hand it over.

[ungeheuer]

Ya know? I sat down and questioned myself over a Bushmills or two and figured out why this really pissed me off, it wasn't about some sort of concern about Big Brother watching over me or the fact that management looked me in the eye and told me a make the beast with two backsing big lie about their motivations behind this tracking system, it was the fact that by doing this, they were questioning my integrity, and that, I don't like.

I agree.  That and the fact that when I tell 'em I'm working my butt off at a particular location I dont want technology undermining my plausibility  . 

Now bugger off, cant you see that I'm working  .

[redxblack]

South Park hit this issue tonight. Good stuff.

[Drjones]

Cuddwlfwish and Asparugus!