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Re:iOS cache_encryptedA.db contains unencrypted geo-location... by craz on Sunday January 19, 2014 @06:41AM (#7084170)
Isn't this just part of assisted GPS? iOS caches the locations of recently seen wireless access points to speed up location services.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS

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Re:iOS cache_encryptedA.db contains unencrypted geo-location... by richardwhiuk on Sunday January 19, 2014 @07:25AM (#7084240)
Yes
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