Steve Jobs Says Apple Is Not Tracking iPhone Users

Apple's CEO shoots down claims of the company tracking customers.

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The big story last week was the finding of a file in iOS 4 that two journalists discovered was storing location information. Of course, the news of the "consolidated.db" file set off a media storm, left a bunch of iPhone users with privacy concerns, and even got the attention of some elected officials.

One user, a member of the MacRumors' forums, was so concerned, he e-mailed the Apple's head guy in charge, Steve Jobs, to find out if the company was really tracking his every move, and why. The CEO reportedly replied with one of his usual curt responses, saying that the claim is "false": 

Q: Steve, 

[via Mac Rumors

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