Apple Slammed over iPhone and iPad Location Tracking

The tracking data on all smart phones is used by several groups including: Advertisers. A years worth of data is a goldmine in social research, using the data to craft more psychologically persuasive consumer messages. Police. They love the fact they can instantly locate you for arrest or questioning. Police can also use your history to see if you were near any crime scenes. They can also set parameter warnings: if you go near another person or location under investigation. Corporations. Tracking data can tell corporations every habit and personal preference you have. They see minute by minute where you shopped, had lunch, and for how long a duration, etc., now add your credit card information on purchases. iPhone and all the rest make millions selling the data - or they just "allow" access to police or the government. (Police protect government and business from the citizenry; corporations  fund and protect the government through their private TV and newspaper media groups; and government protects big business by reducing their taxes and changing laws to favour business interests. So it only makes sense that iPhone and others would secretly collect and make this information available.) GPS is one superbly effective citizen monitoring capability. Big Brother is here and getting smarter and more dangerous ... so please turn off your Location Services until you need them.