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Re:iOS 11 Security [pdf] by on_and_off on Saturday January 13, 2018 @05:52PM (#16141837)
>People "realized" this when Apple began doing it and honestly told people about it

Do you have a source please ?

As I remember it people realized that a lot of data was going to Apple's server (I will try to find the original articles again)

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Re:iOS 11 Security [pdf] by torstenvl on Sunday January 14, 2018 @01:35PM (#16145493)
Are you maybe talking about the location cache?[0]

That wasn't to any Apple server, it was a local cache that apps couldn't get unless they used a root exploit; was safe on your backups if they were encrypted; and was discussed in the TOS (Ars's sensationalism about "without your consent" notwithstanding).

[0] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/04/how-apple-tracks-you...

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Re:iOS 11 Security [pdf] by thisacctforreal on Sunday January 14, 2018 @05:00AM (#16143555)
On the contrary; here's one about Google collecting cell tower data when location services are disabled.

https://qz.com/1131515/google-collects-android-users-locatio...

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