I really don't understand peoples freak out reaction to this. Why would anyone encrypt a file that is never transmitted. It's a log file that keeps event records for cell tower hand shakes. Until someone "helpfully" exposed this people were perfectly comfortable. Any file on a device can be read if someone has enough interest and resources. Look at the amount of effort people put into hacking the airplay key. I am more annoyed that someone took the time to read the file then instead of contacting Apple directly posted about it creating the very "security" breach. Until it was exposed it was not in any danger as no one knew to look for it. I mean why would Apple even bother thinking about encrypting a file that is local to the device and its local computer it sync with that most people don't know exists or how its accessed? If someone steals my phone they are going to have access to more important information than what cell towers i have managed to come in range of. Like so what if someone knows I was in a 5 mile radius of X tower on X day??I have probably been recorded by traffic cameras or store security cameras which give much more detailed information but most people are fine with that.
Now not only has someone told everyone about the file, making sure every news outfit has lots of coverage, but they helpfully provided instructions on how to access it and created program to make reading it easy. To me that's more annoying than Apple not encrypting it.
Anyone freaking out about this really needs to evaluate their lives. If you want devices that can tell you where to turn, what restaurant you should eat at and all the other helpful things smartphones do, you have to accept that there are computers out there that know where you are. If you are that concerned that someone might steal your phone and figure out that last week you were within x miles of x towers maybe you should not own a device that can tell you where you are. Maybe you should lock yourself inside your house (don't forget that the postal service knows where you live!) an pile on the tinfoil.
Now not only has someone told everyone about the file, making sure every news outfit has lots of coverage, but they helpfully provided instructions on how to access it and created program to make reading it easy. To me that's more annoying than Apple not encrypting it.
Anyone freaking out about this really needs to evaluate their lives. If you want devices that can tell you where to turn, what restaurant you should eat at and all the other helpful things smartphones do, you have to accept that there are computers out there that know where you are. If you are that concerned that someone might steal your phone and figure out that last week you were within x miles of x towers maybe you should not own a device that can tell you where you are. Maybe you should lock yourself inside your house (don't forget that the postal service knows where you live!) an pile on the tinfoil.
