“France’s technology watchdog said Wednesday it is investigating an iPhone feature that tracks and stores data on its user’s movements, without the user’s knowledge or consent,” AFP reports.
“‘We have sent two letters to Apple, who have responded to us in part. We received some clarifications, but they were not complete. The file is still under investigation,’ said Yann Padova, who heads France’s CNIL, the government’s techonology consumer protection body,” AFP reports.
AFP reports, “He however assured that on the basis of information provided by Apple, it appeared ‘the data collected was stored in the handset and was not transmitted to back Apple or its commercial partners,’ Padova said. ‘Apple has worked on improving the information,’ provided to its clients about the existence of this stored data, he added. But Padova said key technical questions remain unanswered, notably how Apple secures the data collected on its mobile devices.”
“Apple in May released updated software for iPhones to fix ‘bugs’ that resulted in location data being unencrypted and stored for up to a year,” AFP reports. “France’s CNIL said it could still impose fines on the company if it finds evidence of wrongdoing.”
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