Apple: ; Admits to 'Bugs,' Including Storing of Anonymous User Data

The Washington Times › April 28, 2011

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Following a week of criticisms over potential privacy violations, personal computer maker Apple Inc. said Wednesday it does not pinpoint the movements of its iPhone and iPad customers, even though it does track them anonymously from a distance.

"Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone," the company said in a statement posted on its website. "Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so."

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Apple: ; Admits to 'Bugs,' Including Storing of Anonymous User Data

Last week, two researchers found a secret file called "consolidated.db" that's stored on iPhones and iPads and appears to keep a list of customers' whereabouts datin...

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