Yes, your iPhone is tracking you -- the question's why

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Overshadowing Apple's earnings news this past week was the publicity surrounding the discovery that iPhones and 3G iPads track users' locations and store the data in an unencrypted file. The discovery was made by O'Reilly researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden, and it caused quite an uproar.

Lawmakers demand answers from Apple about iPhone tracking

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U.S. .IPhone, Android Phones Transmit Location Data to Apple, Google, Wall Street Journal Says

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Data Protection Commissioner asks Apple to explain iPhone Tracker

Apple “intermittently” collects information about iPhone users’ whereabouts, transmitting the data back to itself every 12 hours, the Journal reported, citing a letter it said the company sent to U.S. lawmakers last year.

Google’s Android phones send location data to the company several times an hour as well as information about local Wi-Fi networks and a code identifying the particular handset, according to the report. Google declined to comment, the Journal said.

Apple and Google may be using the data to study how to start providing location-based services, according to the report.

Why and How Apple Collects Your iPhone Location Data

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