Apple argued that it is a 'bug' and will soon fix it.A week after the reported discovery software in Apple's mobile device to spy on the location of their users, Apple officially 'straighten' allegations.
"IPhone does not record your location. However, the iPhone is collecting a database WiFi hotspots and cellular towers in the user's current location. Some of them may even be located hundreds of miles from your iPhone. This is to help the iPhone quickly and accurately calculate the location when needed," Apple's official statement said.
Earlier, two British security experts dismantle it. They say that a file on the IOS operating system to track the location of users of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, noting their location history and copy them to computer users, when their mobile devices connected.
The findings are then triggered fears of violation of privacy rights of users, if the file is accessed by someone who does not want. Apple said that the data collected by the iPhone it is a 'bug' found in Apple, and will be repaired as quickly as possible.
Apple also claimed to find another bug in the iPhone that will continue to collect the location of a user update, even though they turned off the location tracking service. Promised by Apple even this bug will be fixed soon.
As reported by the website of The Telegraph, Martyn Ruks, Technical Director of Security Consultants at MWR InfoSecurity, said that the technology is growing so complex that consumers often face situations where they have absolutely no idea what the gadget hers.
If it does not wish for this to happen, said Ruks, consumers should be absolutely no need to use the gadget. However, he added, the operating Android operating system offers a choice of a more granular control and specific to the user in terms of setting their smart phones than Apple IOS. (Eh)
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