Researchers have found that Apple's iPhone and 3G-enabled iPad record their locations in hidden files, and they have been since Apple updated its mobile operating system last June, reports Deutsche Welle. On Wednesday, two computer programmers presented these findings at a technology conference and wrote in their blog that the files are unencrypted and are on "any machine you've synched with your iOS device." EU authorities are assessing the potential impact, and two U.S. legislators have written to Apple seeking answers. Peter Schaar, Germany's commissioner for data protection, is calling for action to create a law forbidding secret tracking, and Privacy International's deputy director says his organisation is drafting complaints to be submitted to EU regulators.
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