Are you being tracked?

In case you haven’t heard, there is a controversy going on about the privacy of Smartphone data. According to an April 21 Los Angeles Times article, “Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad are keeping very close track of where you’ve been.” Researchers have found that hidden in the operating software of the devices is a file that can hold records of a user’s exact geographical location, each marked with a timestamp. According to the article, those records “create a highly detailed history of a user’s whereabouts over months or even years.”

Now why would Apple and other Smartphone manufacturers want this...