Title: Apple fires back at China state media allegations of location tracking Post by: HCK on July 16, 2014, 09:00:27 pm Apple fires back at China state media allegations of location tracking
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Apple’s certainly no stranger to accusations of location tracking (http://www.macworld.com/article/1159501/apple_location_data_response.html), but the latest allegations come from what may be a surprising source: China’s state-sponsored media. As reported by the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-labels-apple-iphone-a-security-threat-1405062978) over the weekend, China Central Television called the iPhone a “national security concern,” suggesting that it could even compromise “state secrets” if the device is being used by Chinese state officials. On Monday, Apple responded to the charges. </p><p> At issue is a feature of iOS called “frequent locations”—you can find it squirreled away under Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services > Frequent Locations. This feature keeps track of places you go to often, which helps with providing location-specific information. Though it’s enabled if you opt into Location Services, it’s easy enough to turn off—of course, you have to find it first.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2453394/apple-fires-back-at-china-state-media-allegations-of-location-tracking.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple fires back at China state media allegations of location tracking (http://www.macworld.com/article/2453394/apple-fires-back-at-china-state-media-allegations-of-location-tracking.html#tk.rss_all) |