By The Universal / Mexico / GDA
03/23/2015 | 06: 35 p.m.
Each iPhone, iPad and iPod kit includes a set of documents written densely, where users are informed that using these devices, they are providing a certain amount of highly sensitive to Apple information.
This happens because it is perfectly legal for signing record all these personal data, since accepting the user terms and conditions, indicated that allowed the company to do so.
If you really paid attention to the software license agreement and privacy policy Apple paragraphs must approve the user when configuring your device for the first time and every time is updated the system to a new version of iOS, you’ve probably noticed that the language used in them is extremely vague regarding the use and management of private data.
Instead of outlining each specific context in which Apple could I have some reason to keep track of user information, documents are full of terms vaguely defined accompanied by generalized phrases that give the consortium powers to perform data collection.
As mentioned in the Huffington Post, some legal experts on software license iOS 8.1 and iOS privacy policies 8 analyzed the latest versions of these documents available online, to find out what information we provide when using iOS devices.
After review, experts found some points where the user does not realize it is providing sensitive information to the brand.
1. Everything you say to Siri and the place was said.
Every time you talk to Siri, a third party employed by Apple could eventually listen to their requests. The personal assistant allows Cupertino use and share “other information” with its “affiliates and agents.” Which can be your name, pseudonym, relations contacts, listening songs, and location of your device when makes any request.
2. . “Nonpersonal”
Personal data privacy policy Apple user information divided into two categories: personal and non-personal, and emphasizes that the company does not provide personal data to vendors, however, the firm defines both categories unevenly.
The consortium conceived in a limited way the term personal information, and that includes the name, address, phone number, e-mail address, contact preferences, and credit card information in this area. The company says it uses this data only to improve their own products and advertising.
On the other hand, the term non-personal information, is considered as a wider range of things that Apple may share with third parties . But includes some pretty personal, such as the occupation of a user, zip code and the location where the device is used things.
3 is called “non-personal”, because “not, by itself, allows direct association with any specific individual.”. Where is the device and its user
Any service that requires the location of your phone is capable of collecting your location data to “provide and improve such products and services . ” This suggests that the company and the apps that require this information could trace the daily route of each individual, because generally people currently carry around the phone with him.
4 . How fast you
Any application that uses location data can also collect your “information speed road travel.” These data are likely to be useful for applications that provide us information about the traffic.
5. All your iMessages are stored in a while
In order to ensure that messages iMessages successfully reach their audience, Apple stores in encrypted form “for a period of limited time” , not defined. This can be a bit risky since there poured information could become a target for hackers, but encryption makes the task much more difficult.
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