Apple says location data are used for better service
May 11th
Apple said on Tuesday at a Senate hearing that they are collecting location data of cell sites and WiFi access points to improve their location services, not tracking user location. Apple emphasized again that the data recorded and sent back to their server are all anonymous. This is the latest progress since Apple released iOS [...]
Apple is to launch Find My Mac?
May 9th
Rumors had it that Apple is to launch completely new MobileMe cloud service as iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion are to be released one after another. Users in the past have to pay $99 for using MobileMe, but this time Apple may provide users with free wireless sync and cloud-based Multimedia storage services. [...]
How to know if Google is spying on you
May 1st
A few days ago, two women from Oakland sued Google for tracking their location using Android Smartphone although Google said users can opt-out of “location services” when set up their Android phones. However, there is more than one way Google can spy on us. The question is however, as an individual, how do you know [...]
Track your BlackBerry phone using BlackBerry Protect
Apr 29th
Apple, the cell phone industry newcomer yet the most successful Smartphone maker launched its iOS device lost and found service and app Find My iPhone long ago. Microsoft also released its own data sync and location service My Phone for its not so successful Smartphone Windows Mobile. But RIM, the famous business brand has not [...]
Apple faces lawsuit for tracking user location
Apr 26th
In the previous post I reported that iPhone and iPad with iOS 4 and later track user location secretly, well it seems that the issue has escalated. Last week, two Apple product users named Vikram Ajjampur and William Devito filed a lawsuit in Florida against Apple for violating privacy laws, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. [...]
iPhone 4 track user whereabouts silently
Apr 21st
Two security researchers Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan recently discovered that iOS 4 devices include iPhone and iPad are watching users secretly and silently. I also read somewhere that this happened to some iPhone 3GS and iPad as well, but it’s not confirmed. The two researchers found that iPhone and iPad running iOS 4 and [...]
Google Maps for US now open for edits
Apr 20th
Finally, users can tweak US map for Google Maps. Google Maps for US is open for edit this Tuesday, US users now can refine their hometown, neighborhood by adding landmarks, descriptions, and fix errors. This will enable Google to enrich their location database and provide more detailed and accurate online Mapping services to its global [...]
