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I assume Apple collects this data to pass back to skyhook so they can update their database of wifi-to-geolocation data. Must be nice to have millions of sensor
by xsmasher 16y ago
I assume Apple collects this data to pass back to skyhook so they can update their database of wifi-to-geolocation data. Must be nice to have millions of sensors roaming around collecting data for you.
- thought_alarm 16y agoOther way around. It's a cache for CoreLocation, and the location data comes from Skyhook.
- xsmasher 16y agoInteresting - Apple's filing says they dropped skyhook in 3.2 and switched to their own database... using this data. http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/07/apple-responds-to-congress-swears-location-data-is-private.ars http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/07/apple-responds-to-...