Apple telah membantah klaim itu trek gerakan iPhone dan pelanggan iPad tetapi mengatakan pihaknya akan memangkas jumlah data toko perangkat.
Apple has denied claims it tracks the movements of its iPhone and iPad customers but says it will cut the amount of data the devices store.
Apple says it is cutting the size of its location database
The company has issued a statement saying it does not follow the location of devices but said it will provide a software update that stores less information.
It follows a public outcry last week when research by two British computer programmers stated that Apple was using Wi-Fi networks and mobile phone masts to log users' movements.
"Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone," the company said on Wednesday. "Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so."
However, the technology giant said its iPhone's keep "a database of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers around your current locations to help your iPhone rapidly and accurately calculate its location when requested".
They stated that this information is then transferred to iTunes everytime the owner synchs their phone, meaning anyone with access to the computer can then view the information.
The pair said: "By passively logging your location without your permission, Apple have made it possible for anyone from a jealous spouse to a private investigator to get a detailed picture of your movements."
In response, Apple plans to release a new software update that would cut the size of the wireless hotspot location database stored on its iPhones, and stop backing up that information.
The software will be released in the next few weeks, it said.
Privacy advocates sharply criticised Apple with many people calling for it to explain its policy.
Apple mengatakan sedang memotong ukuran basis data lokasi
Perusahaan telah mengeluarkan pernyataan yang mengatakan tidak mengikuti lokasiperangkat tetapi mengatakan akan menyediakan update software yang menyimpaninformasi kurang.
Ini mengikuti kemarahan publik minggu lalu saat penelitian oleh dua pemrogramkomputer Inggris menyatakan bahwa Apple menggunakan jaringan Wi-Fi dan tiangtelepon selular untuk login gerakan pengguna.
"Apple tidak melacak lokasi iPhone,"kata perusahaan itu pada hari Rabu. "Apple tidak pernah melakukannya dan tidak memiliki rencana untuk pernah melakukannya."
Namun, raksasa teknologi kata iPhone's menyimpan "database hotspot Wi-Fi danmenara seluler di sekitar lokasi Anda saat ini untuk membantu iPhone Anda dengan cepat dan akurat menghitung lokasi bila diminta".
Pete Warden dan Alasdair Allan menemukan file tersembunyi yang mereka mengklaiminformasi lokasi dimaksud adalah disimpan pada perangkat.
Mereka menyatakan bahwa informasi ini kemudian ditransfer ke iTunes setiap pemiliksynchs telepon mereka, yang berarti siapapun yang memiliki akses ke komputerkemudian dapat melihat informasi.
Keduanya berkata: "Dengan pasif penebangan lokasi Anda tanpa izin Anda, Appletelah memungkinkan bagi siapa saja dari pasangan cemburu ke detektif swasta untukmendapatkan gambaran rinci tentang gerakan Anda."
Sebagai tanggapan, Apple berencana merilis update software baru yang akan memotong ukuran basis data lokasi hotspot nirkabel yang tersimpan di iPhone, danberhenti membuat cadangan informasi tersebut.
Perangkat lunak ini akan dirilis dalam beberapa minggu ke depan, katanya.
Privasi pendukung tajam mengecam Apple dengan banyak orang menyerukan untukmenjelaskan kebijakannya.
sumber:skynews.com
Apple has denied claims it tracks the movements of its iPhone and iPad customers but says it will cut the amount of data the devices store.
Apple says it is cutting the size of its location database
The company has issued a statement saying it does not follow the location of devices but said it will provide a software update that stores less information.
It follows a public outcry last week when research by two British computer programmers stated that Apple was using Wi-Fi networks and mobile phone masts to log users' movements.
"Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone," the company said on Wednesday. "Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so."
However, the technology giant said its iPhone's keep "a database of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers around your current locations to help your iPhone rapidly and accurately calculate its location when requested".
They stated that this information is then transferred to iTunes everytime the owner synchs their phone, meaning anyone with access to the computer can then view the information.
The pair said: "By passively logging your location without your permission, Apple have made it possible for anyone from a jealous spouse to a private investigator to get a detailed picture of your movements."
In response, Apple plans to release a new software update that would cut the size of the wireless hotspot location database stored on its iPhones, and stop backing up that information.
The software will be released in the next few weeks, it said.
Privacy advocates sharply criticised Apple with many people calling for it to explain its policy.