Apple denies allegations
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April 28, 2011, Thursday
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APPLE Inc yesterday addressed allegations that iPhones store a record of their users' movements for up to a year. The company said the idea is based on a misunderstanding, but it also promised software fixes to address privacy concerns.
The phones don't store their users' locations, but a list of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers in their general area, the company said.
That list, downloaded from Apple, helps the phone figure out its location without having to listen for faint signals from GPS satellites. That means navigation applications can present the phone's location faster and more accurately, it said.
As for the storage of the data for up to year, that's a bug, Apple said, adding that it's going to limit size of the file with a software update in the next few weeks.
The phones don't store their users' locations, but a list of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers in their general area, the company said.
That list, downloaded from Apple, helps the phone figure out its location without having to listen for faint signals from GPS satellites. That means navigation applications can present the phone's location faster and more accurately, it said.
As for the storage of the data for up to year, that's a bug, Apple said, adding that it's going to limit size of the file with a software update in the next few weeks.
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