On 4 June 2011 00:37, Mat Maessen <tomatoe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Every smartphone that has a GPS in it does this. It's how the > applications on the phone know where you are. > >> My understanding is that it also sends this information back to Apple >> periodically. > > Incorrect.
As others have already stated if the "radio" is on the telco service providers will know where the phone has been, however the GPS units in phone can be literally turned off (in the case of all the Android phones I've used) and there is (at least in Andriod 2.2 O/S) the option to control the "Use wireless networks" for location in the settings, enabling it invokes a agree/disagree consent notice. If the phone is off there remains no provision for internal or external tracking, and on my phone it also had an "Airplane mode" in the wireless settings which disables all wireless settings, on existing this mode the service providers SIM (if locked) requires unlocking. I can however still enable GPS and create a tracking file on the device when in "Airplane mode" if required. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
