IPhone Pro 11 geolocation data collected without the consent of

new iPhone Pro 11 from time to time include GPS and track the location of the device, even if it is contrary to the user settings. About it reported journalist Brian Krebs, who specializes in the topic of cyber security.

In the video above, he demonstrates how the iPhone with iOS Pro 11 13.2.3 collects geolocation data for some applications and system services, although data settings he chose "Never." On the iPhone 8 to reproduce this situation did not happen: it seems the old security model.

According to Apple's Privacy Policy to determine geopozitsii geolocation service device "Using GPS, Bluetooth, and crowdsourcing access point Wi-Fi and location data towers mobile. " Disable Data transfer can be configured, but, as discovered by Krebs, the system makes an exception for some programs. He also suggested that the iPhone's 11 have a similar problem, but so far has not provided evidence.

To turn off geolocation data, you need to open in iOS settings > Confidentiality > Location services. In this section you can configure the application access to the function (at least if you do not have the latest model of the iPhone). As for the owners of iPhone 11 Pro, their only way to protect your data - completely turn off Location Services. Apple has not commented on the situation.