Several readers have sent in follow-up articles to Wednesday's news that iPhone location data was being
tracked and stored. First, it seems
Android shares a similar problem, though the file containing the location data is "only accessible on devices that have been rooted and opened up to installation of unsigned apps." Developer Magnus Eriksson has created
an app to flush this data. Next: the iPhone tracking file is
not new, just in a different place than it used to be. Reader overThruster then points out a CNet story indicating that
law enforcement has been aware of this file for some time, and has used it in a forensics context. This story is a growing concern for Apple, particularly now that
Senator Al Franken (PDF) and
Rep. Ed Markey (PDF) have both written letters to Steve Jobs demanding details about the location tracking. Finally, PCMag explains
how to view the location data present on your iPhone, should you so desire.