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#629606 - 05/03/15 09:02 PM This I did not know...Phone tracks wherever I went
John Rougeux Member # -1 Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 6078 Loc: Louisville, KY	My wife saw this on a morning talk show. I had no idea. Apparently your iPhone (and all smartphones) track where you have been and stores it. Some send it back to HQ, like Google.
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#629607 - 05/04/15 03:42 AM Re: This I did not know...Phone tracks wherever I went [Re: John Rougeux]
Reboot Muhahahaha Registered: 04/22/02 Posts: 15019 Loc: Columbus OH	Mine looks different from your screen shot. On my 4S, iOS 8.3, it's Settings/Privacy/Location Services. Scroll all the way to the bottom for System Services, then to Frequent Locations. Some good info though. Most people don't realize it's on. If you say yes to all the things Apple says you need when setting your iDevice up it's probably on. Mine was off. _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#629613 - 05/04/15 01:55 PM Re: This I did not know...Phone tracks wherever I went [Re: John Rougeux]
NucleusG4 Master•Blaster Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 12483 Loc: Miami, Fl.	There was a big hoopla a couple years ago about this. People all freaked out about their privacy and such. Apple announced that it was not using the data for anything other than... well.. you know, the usual song n dance. http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/your...w-t#.fb1y01oo0p Edit: Ahhh .. here it is: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/apr/20/iphone-tracking-prompts-privacy-fears Edited by NucleusG4 (05/04/15 01:56 PM) _________________________ http://davidbearphotography.com/
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