iPhone Location Data Already Used By Police

The “news” that iPhones and iPads keep track of where you go has been known in forensic circles for some time. When British programmers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden took the stage at the Where 2.0 conference to unveil their work on iPhone location tracking, it was clear they had some big news on their hands. The duo outlined what they called “the discovery that your iPhone and 3G iPad [are] regularly recording the position of your device into a hidden file.” Their findings started a firestorm of media coverage. But as the details came to light, one researcher was left scratching his headbecause he’d already made the same discovery last year. Take a look at his blog as his post is very interesting.