Apple iPhone users alert! Your smartphone is tracking your locations, personal info and more - We know that our device generally tracks us when we use certain apps to enable it to share information like local weather, shop recommendations, etc.
Your iPhone tracks wherever you go, storing the information inside iOS. You can view your iPhone’s location history too. And turn it off. Here’s what you need to know…
What is iPhone Location History?
All smartphones,
including Apple’s iPhone, feature GPS sensors that can track, store, and monitor your location at all times. This is why bad guys in movies and TV shows like Breaking Bad always use burner phones.
If you’re not a criminal, however, your iPhone’s location tracking is more creepy than inconvenient. It can be quite useful, however, especially if you’re the kind of person that likes to track their movements over time.
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A recent study shows that even location data can reveal a lot of information about people. Leif Johnson/IDG
If you’ve ever found the Significant Locations section on your iPhone, then a recently published study that shows how such data can be used to decipher personal information about users should pose some alarm.
Significant Locations
The way Significant Locations works is that your iPhone keeps a list of places you frequently visit. This list usually shows your favorite places and shops and will, of course, log the location of any service you might visit often, such as the medical center.
How many times in the last few months, days or even hours have you muttered the phrase: I need a holiday?
In these bleak wintery months, it s on my mind constantly and not helped by reminders around the home.
The bottle opener fridge magnet bought in a little shop in Key West; a t-shirt from a restaurant beach shack in Anguilla; a mug from Berlin; and a colourful tagine bought in Marrakesh sitting sadly on our dining room table.
Little trinkets from big adventures which now really do feel like a lifetime ago and it s safe to say I m broody for.