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So Your iPhone is a Snitch...
Another marijuana induced conspiracy theory turns out to be true. Your cellphone is tracking your every move!
Read on to learn how your iPhone is snitching, how you can read an iPhones tracking files and how to get rid of your iPhone's tracking files.
Read on to learn how your iPhone is snitching, how you can read an iPhones tracking files and how to get rid of your iPhone's tracking files.
WTF is Up With That?
"Security researchers have discovered that Apple's iPhone keeps track of where you go – and saves every detail of it to a secret file on the device which is then copied to the owner's computer when the two are synchronised.
"Security researchers have discovered that Apple's iPhone keeps track of where you go – and saves every detail of it to a secret file on the device which is then copied to the owner's computer when the two are synchronised.
The file contains the latitude and longitude of the phone's recorded coordinates along with a timestamp, meaning that anyone who stole the phone or the computer could discover details about the owner's movements using a simple program.
For some phones, there could be almost a year's worth of data stored, as the recording of data seems to have started with Apple's iOS 4 update to the phone's operating system, released in June 2010.
"Apple has made it possible for almost anybody – a jealous spouse, a private detective – with access to your phone or computer to get detailed information about where you've been," said Pete Warden, one of the researchers." -- Gaurdian.co.uk
"Lately, cellphones have become valuable sources of evidence for police, since one phone can include almost all of an individual's private communications (SMS, recently dialed numbers, email, Facebook and Twitter posts) as well as location data from the device's GPS unit."
Police departments and other law enforcement have have a "portable forensic system called the Cellebrite UFED that can suck data from a variety of devices, including multiple Android phones and Apple iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad. The company did not immediately return phone calls, but according to Cellebrite's product description, the UFED can grab email, Web bookmarks, Web history, SIM data, cookies, notes, MMS, instant messages, Bluetooth devices, locations, journeys, GPS fixes, call logs, text messages, contacts and more.
This type of forensic device is nothing new, but the ACLU's concern is that the UFED mobile units might have been used in routine traffic stops—which, the ACLU contends, would violate the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable search and seizure." -- Popular Mechanics
Police departments and other law enforcement have have a "portable forensic system called the Cellebrite UFED that can suck data from a variety of devices, including multiple Android phones and Apple iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad. The company did not immediately return phone calls, but according to Cellebrite's product description, the UFED can grab email, Web bookmarks, Web history, SIM data, cookies, notes, MMS, instant messages, Bluetooth devices, locations, journeys, GPS fixes, call logs, text messages, contacts and more.
This type of forensic device is nothing new, but the ACLU's concern is that the UFED mobile units might have been used in routine traffic stops—which, the ACLU contends, would violate the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable search and seizure." -- Popular Mechanics
How to Track Someone's iPhone Movements
Use the link bellow to download the iPhone Tracker program. Use it on a computer that has been synched with an iPhone or synch an iPhone to a computer with the program and BOOM! You have leveled up to Big Brother status.
Step 1. Delete Using iTunes
This is the easiest and quickest method of erasing those hefty iOS backups. No matter if you're on a Mac or PC, the process is the same.
1. Open up iTunes.
2. Click on iTunes in the menu.
3. Click on Preferences.
4. Go to the Devices tab.
5. Click on the backup you want to remove, then Delete Backup.
6. Confirm by pressing Delete.
7. Repeat for any other backups you want to delete.
Tips
· It's a good idea to clear out all the older backups, but you should keep the newest backup for each device. For some reason, if you need to restore your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, you won't be able to if you deleted all of the backups. Always keep the newest one!
· If you deleted all of them, don't worry—the next time you sync your device with iTunes, a new backup will be created.
· If you have a ton of backups and would rather delete them all in one swoop...
Step 2.
Delete Directly from the System
On Mac and PC, Apple stores your iTunes iOS backups in your file system. You can find your backup archive in the following folders (~ represents your user directory):
· Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
· Windows: ~\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
When you navigate to the Backup folder, you'll find that they contain a bunch of folders with gibberish names and seemingly random content. There's no easy way to identify them, but in list view, you can sort by date modified and send all of the old ones to the trash. Then empty to delete and see how much space you just resurrected.
Warnings
· Do not delete all backup folders. If your iOS device falters, you won't be able to restore it—you'll have to start anew. If you upgrade to a better device, update your firmware or get a replacement device, you can easily set it up to make sure you have the same content you had when last synced with iTunes—so make sure to keep a backup handy!
· Continue backing up your iOS devices. Regular backups makes sure that you're always safe from malfunctions and glitches destroying your data. Just delete the older ones once you perform a new update.
· You can prevent iTunes from automatically creating a backup of your device, but you shouldn't do that unless you want to perform manual backups from time to time.
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