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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (7) Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Five women brutally murdered in Mexico beach resort 23 Apr 2011 Viral video star Antoine "hide your wife" Dodson arrested 23 Apr 2011 Syrian forces raid homes as Assad opposition mounts | 23 Apr 2011 UPDATE 7-St. Louis airport to reopen after tornado damage 23 Apr 2011 Company owner hoping for "miracle" with trapped Idaho miner 23 Apr 2011 Discussed 1 Five women brutally murdered in Mexico beach resort 1 Wal-Mart tests online grocery delivery in Calif. St. Louis airport to reopen after tornado damage Watched Nissan checks cars for radiation Fri, Apr 22 2011 More clashes at Thai-Cambodia border Sat, Apr 23 2011 Fleeing Misrata 12:37am EDT Apple, Google tap phone location data: report Tweet Share this NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple's iPhones and Google's Android phones send back data about the locations of the users to the technology companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. These phones regularly transmit such data to Apple and Google... Email Print Related News Exclusive: Apple to beat Google on cloud music: sources Thu, Apr 21 2011 iPhone helps Verizon, but not enough for some Thu, Apr 21 2011 Apple crushes forecasts again, iPad backlogged Wed, Apr 20 2011 Apple to ship new iPhone in September: sources Wed, Apr 20 2011 Instant View: Apple smashes expectations and shares rise Wed, Apr 20 2011 Analysis & Opinion Tech wrap: Apple beats Google to the music cloud Tech wrap: Apple raises the earnings bar Related Topics Technology » Steve Jobs » Stocks A customer holds iPhones she purchased shortly after the phone went on sale with the Verizon Wireless network in Boca Raton, Florida February 10, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Joe Skipper NEW YORK | Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:37am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple's iPhones and Google's Android phones send back data about the locations of the users to the technology companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. These phones regularly transmit such data to Apple and Google as the two build databases that could help them tap a market for location-based services, the Journal reported, citing data and documents it had analyzed. The paper cited a research by security analyst Samy Kamkar that said the HTC Android phone sent such information several times every hour after collecting the data every few seconds. Google and Apple were not immediately available for comment to Reuters late on Thursday. The phone also sent information about wireless Internet networks in the area, the paper said. The iPhone transmits data about the user's location and Wi-Fi networks to itself every 12 hours, the paper said. (Reporting by Paritosh Bansal; Editing by Anshuman Daga) Technology Steve Jobs Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (7) Finadept wrote: Android does so upon your permission whereas iPhone doesn’t even ask you. Apr 21, 2011 11:21pm EDT -- Report as abuse MichaelAdames wrote: Lets not scare people unnecessarily, okay? Google Android phones ask the user permission before collecting anonymous user data. The excuse for a smartphone that is the Apple iPhone does not, and collects information without permission. Don’t lump Google into the same boat with Apple as their data collection service is optional. Stop spreading misinformation, its annoying. Apr 21, 2011 12:16am EDT -- Report as abuse investeast wrote: The “non Technical journalists” who are writing about Apple & Android smartphones have a total lack of comprehension about the issues. Many of the applications on these phones require knowledge of location in order to provide the user with requested information. All Mobile carriers – Vodafone, Orange, ATT, Verizon etc. maintain history log records for every mobile that identify the phone location by time and date. Such records are made available to Police enquiries in any criminal investigation. This applies to all mobile phones – not limited to smartphones. The sole issue relates to the on-phone storage of a long term database of tracking data. The reason for this is that many “Apps” downloaded by both Iphone and Android phone users have access to the internal files of the phone. The existence of a long term “location use” database maintained on the phone creates an opportunity for misuse of data by a wide number of “unauthorised” sources. This is THE ISSUE facing iphone owners, and the issue that Apple must satisfactorily answer. 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