Alleged Jobs e-mail says tracking claims are 'false' Read more

CNET - Apple has yet to officially respond to queries over the behind-the-scenes tracking behavior of some iOS devices including the iPhone and iPad. But that might have just changed based on the contents of an alleged e-mail response from Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Responding to an e-mail from a reader of site MacRumors, and published by the site's authors, Jobs drops three big statements in three terse sentences:

Reader: Steve,
Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool embedded in my iPhone? It's kind of unnerving knowing that my exact location is being recorded at all times. Maybe you could shed some light on this for me before I switch to a Droid. They don't track me.

Jobs: Oh yes they do. We don't track anyone. The info circulating around is false.
Sent from my iPhone

Apple did not respond to a request for comment about the legitimacy of the e-mail, or the claims made within it. Citing confidentiality of its source, a representative for MacRumors declined to share a copy of the e-mail, though said the outlet examined the headers, and believes them to be legitimate and consistent in key features to Jobs e-mails from the past.     Read More