> I had the first iPhone up to the 3GS. It didn't feel that way then. The history of smartphones is control being tightened further and further over time. Wit

> I had the first iPhone up to the 3GS. It didn't feel that way then. The history of smartphones is control being tightened further and further over time. With the phones you had, apps could track your location lots of different ways, and over time those data leaks are being bricked shut. Everything is moving in the direction from "Apps can do whatever they feel like" to "Apple controls what apps can do" to "The user controls what apps can do". This specific leak seems like it's stuck in the "Apple controls what apps can do" stage, so hopefully this post will help get it moving again.