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If you haven’t yet enabled encrypted backups for your iPhone or iPad, now’s definitely the time to start. Two security researchers have discovered a simple way to map out where you’ve been almost anywhere in the world—without any hacking involved. The information comes from a location cache file found within your iPhone’s backups on your Mac or PC, bringing out serious privacy concerns and opening the door for a jealous spouse, thief, or even a crafty trojan to take a detailed look at your whereabouts. And it’s information that no one should have access to—not even law enforcement, barring a court order.
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via [arstechnica.com](http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/04/how-apple-tracks-your-location-without-your-consent-and-why-it-matters.ars?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+Featured+Content%29)
And NO ONE DOES HAVE ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION—NOT EVEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, barring a court order. So what’s your point?
Yes, if you hand your phone over to a trained hacker, and he or she jailbreaks it and grabs the file, sure, then you’re screwed. But that’s true of ANY PHONE. If I hand the criminal the keys to my car, he’s going to drive away with it, you know?
Ars Technica doesn’t usually go for this sort of trumped up link bait, so I was surprised when I read this story this afternoon.
Seriously. Paranoid much? If you’re worried about your boyfriend or girlfriend hacking into your phone to track where you’ve been, you’ve got much bigger problems.
