Iphone tracks your every move

I love the outraged Apple fanboys...is worth it just to see them go thermonuclear :)

This is a bit of a superficial article, even by today's journalistic standards.

Slow news day? Or did you feel the need to troll your readers for some small amusement? This story is way off the mark, and anybody with an ounce of a clue can see right through it. You might want to reconsider your angle for future reporting ;)

So, talk about disproportionate... The Author, Stewart, is a bit of a sensationalist. Bash the Iphone, that will get you published and read. How much crap can be allowed on the Internet is becuase of reporters, journalists, like this.
Steward, shame on you, you know nothing of technology... I would like to get into the details, but you can pick up a biginners guide at your local Tesco.
You are a sad excuse for a writer..

First, I don't have one, second, the iPhone isn't even on my shopping list..

However, I feel this particular story isn't worth the bandwidth it took for me to view it.

OK, so the 1's and 0's are not immediately overwritten.. DUH... Next time you invoke that little bit of eye candy, it usually is. Only so much memory on those things. 

Y'all trying to cause some trouble here? If you want to talk about tracking, go back to telling everyone about ALL the interesting places Windows stores (Not even temporarily but for long term) info on what the user does. 

This here is a nothing issue. What. someone gonna turn off their iPhone right after doing something questionable to ensure that space isn't overwritten by something else?

You want to hit on possible tracking (Knowing your every move) Talk about web/GPS enabled devices... Oh wait, if ya did that you would have to dig on ALL such devices not just the iPhone.

Little more thinking on these type things would be a good idea before you post up a doomsday type story.

LoCatus

Whats with you guys?, I can understand your distaste for anything "apple" but hey this is pushing it!! You are also questioning basic programming skills!!

You should start a tabloid.... really!!

I don't know what gives you the courage to call yourself "techies" or whatever you call yourself!!

You should start reporting on Ginger Spice or something...

It wouldn't make any sense to store this 'snapshot' to the flash first. Maybe store it in system memory and then immediately discard it yes. Otherwise whats the point?

This headline goes beyond exaggeration to outright falsehood.

I don't see how your "every move is tracked". 

All that happens is a local snapshot of the screen is retained when you exit an app (by pressing the Home button). This is done in order to speed up reopening the app. Your privacy is not compromised. These screen shots never leave your phone.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

It happens to the best of us. In this case not that critical as its data that becomes less relevant the older it is. So as soon as new reports come in, its re-priorities the existing data. Still lesson learned and all that. Does anyone else tape notes to their servers for stuff like this? I've seen that in lots of place.

Actually I should have posted that over there...

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/12/reported-broken-site-firefox

Anyone who can afford an iPhone wouldn't need to go on a bank heist.