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South Park certainly didn’t waste any time in poking fun at the Apple location controversy. Recently, Apple has come under fire for its iPhone and iPad 3G tracking practices. It turns out that the devices will log and record its location – invariably logging its user’s location, too, – and included time stamps. Using an application called iPhoneTracker, iOS users were able to generate maps that showed detailed location histories stored within the phone or the computer to which it was synced.
Naturally, Apple cleverly denied this with some BS spin about collecting data about local wireless towers and Wi-Fi hotspots. Apple basically said that it wasn’t tracking its users, instead it was compiling a database of cell towers and hotspots – that users just so happened to be within range of the infrastructure is incidental. Right. I’m sure there are a hundred other ways to determine the locations and strength of towers and hotspots.
Anyway, South Park poked fun at the issue where poor Kyle unwittingly agrees to be tracked by Apple by ignoring the terms and conditions of an iTunes update.
Check out the video clip below. It’s pretty hilarious.
About The Author
Marc Flores
Marc has been a mobile fanatic for the better part of a decade and has had more devices pass through his hands than he would care to count. Originally from Los Angeles and briefly in San Francisco, Marc now lives in Brooklyn where, unlike Will Park, he longs for simpler times and simpler technology. All the while, he writes about gadgets and wireless technology as he tinkers, hacks and ultimately breaks most of his gadgets in the process. Marc has written about the mobile industry for Boy Genius Report, MobileCrunch, Laptop Magazine and has had his work appear in the Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CrunchGear and more.
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