A lot has been made over the last few days about Apple “collecting” location information. My own take on this is that it is no big deal. The iPhone is aware of where in the world it is so it can give you location aware information for such apps as Maps, Foursquare , etc. The fact that it keeps a general list of cell towers and wi-fi networks it has been near is not surprising and I love the fact the phone knows where it is. Apparently Apple is going to shorten the time this info is kept and not transfer the file to your desktop computer when you sync. There is also talk of encrypting the file. These changes will probably be put in place with the next iOS upgrade and I have no problem with any of it. Kudos to Apple also for taking their time to study the issue before releasing a press statement. That way when they do say something it is studied and accurate and not subject to correction because it was responded to too quickly.

Tags: Location, Apple, Privacy