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IPhone Stored Location in Test Even if Disabled

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 24, 2011 at 11:31 pm PT

Apple Inc.’s iPhone is collecting and storing location information even when location services are turned off, according to a test conducted by The Wall Street Journal. The location data appears to be collected using cellphone towers and Wi-Fi access points near a user’s phone and doesn’t appear to be transmitted back to Apple.

Battling a Wireless Deluge

Cari Tuna, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 2, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

As cellular networks grapple with a deluge of data traffic from smartphones, a growing number of companies are offering to help wireless carriers shift the heavy load to a longtime Internet standby: Wi-Fi.

What We Really Need Is a "Stopping Congress From Exploiting For-the-Children Politics" Bill

John Paczkowski in News on February 20, 2009 at 3:02 pm PT

Funny isn’t it? Congress spent most of last year calling for Internet companies to limit user data retention and here it is pushing legislation that would require Internet service providers and the operators of Wi-Fi access points to retain Internet user data for up to two years. Why? To protect children from predators, of course

What We Really Need Is a “Stopping Congress From Exploiting For-the-Children Politics” Bill

John Paczkowski in News on February 20, 2009 at 3:02 pm PT

Funny isn’t it? Congress spent most of last year calling for Internet companies to limit user data retention and here it is pushing legislation that would require Internet service providers and the operators of Wi-Fi access points to retain Internet user data for up to two years. Why? To protect children from predators, of course