Submitted by _googlefanatic_ t3_z70ly7 in technology
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neowip t1_iy4336a wrote
Would be if Apple sent it to servers or did anything with it that wouldn’t benefit the user. It stays on the phone and Apple doesn’t do anything with it other than speed things up locally for users.
giuliomagnifico t1_iy44mzw wrote
This is not secret, it asks you when you configure it. Anyway better to disable it also for battery (few 1/2% more)
Dazzling-Magician928 t1_iy45122 wrote
Go to "Settings" on your iPhone, then tap on the "Privacy" section.
Then click on "Location Services" and scroll to the very bottom of the page, where you'll need to tap on "System Services"
Toggle "Significant Locations" button to off.
You can also hit the Clear History button inside Significant Locations, which deletes your locations collected so far.
Hot-Individual-7737 t1_iy46bnh wrote
People didn’t know this?
BallardRex t1_iy47uad wrote
It’s the Sun, a tabloid, they’re just click farming.
doterobcn t1_iy4a5u2 wrote
I can think of totally legal scenarios where this could fuck me up, for example, trying to surprise my GF ...
oDDmON t1_iy4c18c wrote
> "Significant Locations are encrypted and cannot be read by Apple," according to Apple.
The same Apple who, researchers found, may have been less than truthful about their existing privacy practices? Thanks, but no thanks.
Also, I’m considering experimenting with Faraday fabric to mitigate some of this tracking BS.
neowip t1_iy4ecii wrote
How? This is stored on your iPhone… how could that fuck you up?
eromitlab t1_iy4ecsv wrote
People who pay attention to The S_n didn't.
marablackwolf t1_iy4hjkl wrote
Fuck the Sun!
Bean_Storm t1_iy4n1kn wrote
Oh nice I had it off. Good job, past me
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GarbageTheClown t1_iy4q5um wrote
Surprised you chose to read any of that content, because it's apparent you didn't read into what those researchers found, or Apple's privacy practices.
SomeRabidButterfly t1_iy4qwgd wrote
I’m not really that worried about corporate surveillance
g-nice4liief t1_iy4rnd6 wrote
You can turn it "off"
UggWantFire t1_iy4svkp wrote
Liverpool?
TheInfinitePlaylist t1_iy4t4tx wrote
Who cares?
thickener t1_iy4tbqb wrote
It’s your data on your phone. Guess what, your phone has ALL YOUR TEXTS. like omg. All that personal data of mine suspiciously saved on my device. OMG I just checked and my phone also has copies of ALL MY PHOTOS. How creepy is that? Wow apple jeez.
apollo888 t1_iy4tjh9 wrote
Any right thinking person. Don’t need to be scouse to hate the sun.
Juliuseizure t1_iy4toot wrote
Nah, gotta go further north. The Isle of Skye maybe? It's not truly arctic, but getting close.
UggWantFire t1_iy4tuqk wrote
Fair point, well made. But they do set a good example for the rest of us.
Now to do the mirror and the daily mail.
apollo888 t1_iy4v15s wrote
I’m onboard for that! Let’s not forget the Murdoch press either. Fuck it burn it all down. I had real hope the internet would kill off newspapers in UK or at least reduce their power. I was so naive.
UggWantFire t1_iy4va7q wrote
We could start a club based on that optimism !
Epsioln_Rho_Rho t1_iy4wra5 wrote
It’s not a secret.
AlterEdward t1_iy4yg4z wrote
You can absolutely turn it off.
doterobcn t1_iy4yxea wrote
My GF has free access to my phone, if I was planning a surprise party and I went to some places, she could find out. It's not a big issue, but it's an issue.
Sometimes I disable google tracking for this same reason.
Mr_Xing t1_iy507h6 wrote
Sounds like a you problem bro
SuperToxin t1_iy50bni wrote
It’s also not a secret if you just don’t know something. Stupid headline.
doterobcn t1_iy50gk4 wrote
Well, for me its apple at it again not being clear on what is storing about me, but yeah, it's my problem
J_Megadeth_J t1_iy52q2r wrote
I like using Google maps' history feature to see that. Super helpful as a pizza delivery person to see everywhere I've been and total mileage. I wish I could overlay every single trip I've taken to see where I've been total.
marablackwolf t1_iy56nec wrote
Just an American who pays attention.
blinky909909 t1_iy5ajvy wrote
that's weird, i don't even have an iphone...
VdomanFla t1_iy5lb3p wrote
That would be a delicate accomplishment.
lovepuppy31 t1_iy5obsz wrote
You can opt out of all the big tech tracking you want it still means they're gonna track your ass after you say no
birdele t1_iy63yk6 wrote
The Google person/fbi agent assigned to tracking my location has the most boring job on earth. Work to home, home to work. Repeat forever.
powersurge t1_iy6ep7z wrote
This is not a privacy problem based on how Apple has architected the data. From the article:
That means that the location info is stored on your iPhone, and is encrypted and dissociated from you if it needs to leave the device.
No outsiders can see your Significant Locations, and they're not accessible through iCloud either.
g-nice4liief t1_iy766de wrote
Google will still follow you. That why i used "". They just won't save the data but you still will get followed.
ThimeeX t1_iy788td wrote
It's so annoying that you can't use optimized battery charging (to improve battery lifespan) without having significant locations turned on.
doterobcn t1_iy42hka wrote
Sneaky sneaky