Thursday, April 21, 2011

Why Apple Tracks Your Location

If you are wondering why your iPhone and 3G-enabled iPad are storing your general location in an easily accessible database on your PC, the answer likely is that Apple uses this information to build a cell tower and Wi-Fi access point location database.

That information can be helpful in understanding where Wi-Fi coverage is dense, where signal or coverage issues might exist, and can be helpful in designing future devices and features, one might easily surmise.

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