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r00fus on April 27, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple Q&A on gathering and use of location data (A...

As of right now, anyone with an iPhone can have their localization data ripped from their device in less than 5 minutes via cellebrite. It could be a coworker, police office, or immigration official.

How is that secured?

epistasis on April 27, 2011 [–]

You need more than 5 minutes, you also need access to the computer associated with the phone: http://www.cellebrite.com/images/stories/support%20files/App...

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