Takeaways from Apple’s Location Data Privacy Incident  Last week
two O’Reilly analysts posted a video explaining that Apple’s iOS
4, the operating system used on the iPhone and iPad, contained
code that automatically logged a variety of time-stamped data
that could be used to pinpoint where a device had been.This
would allow someone with access to this data to construct a
detailed picture of the device’s location history. Notably, the
phone did not log GPS location data, but instead recorded
location-related data based on cell towers and wifi networks.
Neither has there been any evidence presented to date that this
data was transferred to a third-party, such as Apple, a mobile
application developer, or an advertiser. Apple has yet to
respond to requests for comment from major news outlets or to
provide more information about this specific issue; however,
Apple has already provided a detailed memo outlining how it uses
location-based data. Apple has not yet confirmed whether this
memo still accurately reflects