Researchers say they found a secret file in Apple devices that use the iOS 4.x mobile operating system, which contains detailed information on the user’s whereabouts. Tens of thousands of location files with time stamps sit in the file “consolidated.db,” unprotected, unencrypted, and ripe for the picking by any tech-savvy sticky fingers who comes across your phone.
The discovery of the file comes from security researchers Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan who highlighted the file’s detailed information by releasing a
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