Apple is Spying on iPhone customers through weather and stock apps

November 20, 2007

According to the guys over at Slash Gear, Apple is tracking iPhone users through the weather and stock applications on the iPhone.

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Whever you access the stock of weather apps on your iPhone, the data is sent to a URL at Apple.com, along with your IMEI number and it tracks where you are and what stocks you are looking up.

Did I sign an agreement for Apple to collect this data from me when I bought my iPhone? I think not!

Apparanetly Apple could be using the data collected for a number of reasons, from tracking unlocked iPhones, to collecting user data.

Now I have no problem with Apple collecting this data, but why weren’t they up front about it ?

via Slash Gear

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