I'm sure everyone is well aware of the recent acknowledgements by Apple and Google that iPhones and Android based phones collect and transmit users' location data back to their respective manufacturers. Despite my initial feeling of "yea of course I assumed this was going on and I don't really care" the practice does raise some interesting and unnerving questions regarding the privacy of users and the intent of manufacturers. And while the federal government has requested Apple/Google explain their intentions, it is not beyond the fed to find this practice useful for its own purposes. Does this bother anyone else?
The article below is from the WSJ, is pretty fascinating, and highlights the research being conducted based on the available data collected from mobile phones.
The Really Smart Phone - WSJ.com