Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden discover that the iPhone and 3G iPad are recording their positions in a hidden file (consolidated.db) on the device
Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden discover that the iPhone and 3G iPad are recording their positions in a hidden file (consolidated.db) on the device
Since iOS 4, devices have been storing a list of locations and time stamps
The file is unencrypted and unprotected location is determined by triangulating against the nearest cell towers; not as accurate as GPS, but takes less power
No evidence that Apple used this data
1996 Roger Tomlinson
1996 Roger Tomlinson
1998 Carl Steinitz
1999 Waldo Tobler
2000 Phil Lewis
2001 Michael Goodchild
2002 Gilbert Grosvenor
2003 David Maidment
Over 14,750 people representing 124 countries
Over 14,750 people representing 124 countries
~2000 employees in Redlands, almost 2900 worldwide
~2000 employees in Redlands, almost 2900 worldwide