Yesterday, Apple fell into red hands, and now the company acknowledges that settings in millions of iPhones have misled users' use of location data and promised to fix it.

Research published by security expert Brian Krebs shows that even if users have specifically changed the phone's privacy settings to prevent this from happening, Apple's new iPhone 11 series is seeking information about its location, The license was issued to TechCrunch. Krebs pointed out that certain content violates the company's own privacy policy.

9to5Mac has been confirmed by the operator and iOS 13.3 will be released next week. It is expected that it will bring Apple's promise to solve this problem, as well as support for FIDO2 security keys and new parental control features that can restrict the use of phones, messages and FaceTime based on contacts and time.

Apple has officially released iOS 13.3. Unfortunately, the fix is ​​not mentioned on the release notes or official security pages of the release. I have asked Apple to respond. But it looks like the wait continues.

In response, Apple initially treated the discovery ("Krebs" recorded in the video, embedded below) as "expected behavior." But today, the company changed its tone and warned users that the new ultra-wideband chips of this series lag behind background checks:

Apple said in a statement: "UWB technology is an industry standard technology and is required by international regulations to shut it down in certain places." "IOS uses location services to help determine whether the iPhone is in these prohibited locations in order to Disable UWB and comply with regulations. "

Apple stated: "Ultra-broadband compliance and the use of location data are managed entirely on the device, and Apple does not collect user location data." Preliminary research confirms this.

However, what attracts people's attention is Apple's next action plan. The company claims that it must comply with international regulatory requirements and now says it will disable these background location checks in an upcoming iOS update. This means they don't need to be done first.

Needless to say, Apple should clean up first, which will cause suspicion among those who protect their privacy. Especially months after Apple has acknowledged hiring a contractor to secretly listen to Siri audio clips recorded by the owner's iPhone.

Despite being anonymous, the whistleblower revealed that they heard some clips, including private medical information, drug transactions and recordings of sexual partners. Apple subsequently apologized, closed the center, and promised to provide users with a privacy setting that would allow them to delete their Siri recordings in future iOS updates. It officially appeared in the form of iOS 13.2.

Personally, I think there is enough difference between these new background position checks and Siri recordings, so users shouldn't pay much attention this time. That is, when the company's own privacy page states "At Apple, we consider privacy a fundamental human right", it sets a high standard for itself. And, in addition to transparency, this is one of the companies where the company once again fell to its lowest level.

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