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That was quick. Apple has just released 
, 
and iOS 4.2.8 for Verizon iPhone to fix the
that has raised a lot of controversy.
Here’s the list of fixes and improvements in iOS 4.3.3 to address the issue:
Last week,
that had raised privacy concerns. Apple clarified that it is not tracking the location of the iPhone or iPad 3G as reported by security researchers. Apple also confirmed that it has never done so and has no plans to ever (more…)

that has raised privacy concerns.
Apple has clarified that it is not tracking the location of the iPhone or iPad 3G as reported by Security researchers last week. Apple has also confirmed that it has never done so and has no plans to ever do so.
Apple has answered all the relevant questions regarding the location tracking issue in a Q&A form. So if you were worried about the issue then check the Q&A below:
1. Why is Apple tracking the location (more…)

reported last week by Security Researchers has raised quite a bit of controversy. As reported earlier today,
in South Korea, France, Italy and Germany, US Senators are writing open letters to Apple ‘s CEO Steve Jobs and some have already started suing Apple .
Apple has surprisingly been silent on the issue, which is usually a good time for Steve Jobs to clarify things.
”.
Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking (more…)

regularly tracks your iOS device and records the co-ordinates along with timestamp in a hidden file.
Allan and Pete Warden will speak about this topic at O’Reilly Where 2.0 Conference that started yesterday at Santa Clara, CA.
All iPhones appear to log your location to a file called “consolidated.db.” This contains latitude-longitude coordinates along with a timestamp. The coordinates aren’t always exact, but they are pretty detailed. There can (more…)

In June this year, Apple made a number of changes to its privacy policy that led two federal legislators to question the company's motives. While Cupertino's response to the issue itself is nothing unusual, the letter makes note of a subtle change in the use of location databases. In the communication, Apple writes:
“To provide the high quality products and services that its customers demand, Apple must have access to comprehensive location-based (more…)

“Systems, methods, and computer program products communicate location information associated with a device, such as a mobile device, to a server. Content identified by the server is received at the device, from the server and/or from a content service. The content can include an application associated with the location information. The content received at the device is displayed on the device only while the device is at or near a particular location (more…)

The Bing app now makes it easy for users to bookmark any page from the app including maps, business listings, search results, directions and weather reports. These bookmarks may be directly accessed from the Bing homepage.
The new Bing app makes it extremely easy to search for results based on your current location. Users may also choose to search around specific locations using the location settings on the application.
The new Bing app introduces (more…)

By integrating this new service with Gmail, Google has instantly created a social network of 150 million users who may now share updates, photos, videos and links with their friends as well as with the public.
Google also says Buzz simplifies user privacy by letting them post updates to select user groups from their contacts.
Buzz.Google.com iPhone web app
Shortcut to Buzz on Google's homepage.
' followed by whatever you would like (more…)

“If you build your application with features based on a user's location, make sure these features provide beneficial information. If your app uses location-based information primarily to enable mobile advertisers to deliver targeted ads based on a user's location, your app will be returned to you by the App Store Review Team for modification before it can be posted to the App Store.”
Apple 's message has raised a lot of important questions. (more…)