Is iPhone now tracking your location in iOS 13.5? (The new COVID feature)

[@formation9299]

Never take my phone anywhere, instead I got a flip phone lol

[@formation9299]

Yeah that’s what I figured, so I built my phone from scratch. Flip phones are easy to build

[@tims6246]

life was better before cell phones -- much better -- much better

[@jonathanelsker4749]

Don’t install it. Once they take this power they won’t rescind it... it’s a trick

[@btc54723]

Its impossible to track anybody with the app. The source code is freely available online for everyone to look at on GitHub. Its not a privacy concern whatsoever. It doesnt track location either. Its only built to notify people who have come in contact with someone else who is infected. Im a computer scientist and ive looked at the code myself. Stop fearmongering unless you know what your talking about.

[@btc54723]

@A Or it's an effort to help people not get infected in a world wide pandemic 🤷 There is no evidence that there is any malicious intent. But I'm sure lack of evidence won't change your mind. It seems you've already decided that you think.

[@apriljohnson7447]

@@btc54723 This is just the beginning. Let's see who's right and who's wrong. Time will tell. Btw...some people can be educated but lack common sense. They put it on our phones without consent. That opens the door for so much more...violations of privacy. I can't speak for you but on my phone...the location button comes on all the time whether I turn it on or not. What's to stop other applications from doing the same. You can be naive if you choose...but throwing around your education/job is irrelevant if you can't see what's going on. But you'll probably line up for the vac and the mark too. Good luck with that!

[@apriljohnson7447]

@A Don't waste your time. Some people are so...smart they're STUPID. They believe anything this government says. Let it happen!!!

[@apriljohnson7447]

@@btc54723 Because these governments LOVE us all so much. Lol...right!

[@adamfishermen7877]

This will be involuntary eventually. You never want to have it

[@llamapajamamusic5370]

Adam Fishermen got proof? Nobody knows that for sure. Although I’m on the skeptical side as well. I’m not updating and taking that risk.

[@jonathanelsker4749]

Llama Pajama Music the proof is in your gut feeling - that’s what you were born with to sense danger. The proof is also in history... nazi Germany was introduced in a very similar way.... problem, reaction, solution - the solution is always disguised as the savior to our fear reaction to what either doesn’t exist or they created. It’s a time old play book Don’t fall for it, you know it’s wrong .

[@ray495903314]

actually they already pushed this with a google play store update. if you have 6.0 marshmallow or above regardless of phone it is in there. trust me my phone never updates.

[@tadcraze5432]

Nokia 3310 (2017) gets the job done perfectly.

[@nickchavez1050]

Do you really think the tracking is incumbent on a secondary app? Let’s be real....

[@miguelbruno1440]

Thanks for clarifying that neither, stay safe and healthy

[@sneedtw]

No wonder cases are going up, Thats why they now have probable cases wtf is that!

[@agisk.3818]

Its a service. Either if you disable the feature, or not log in, data will still be collected and sent. And that's the core problem. Maybe someone will someday knock on the door and say: "Hey, you got tracked here and there in contact with those. Please selfquarantine and do a test! " which we all know has a huge false positive rate, and you can be tested posive for nothing.. Paranoic??? We are closing there.

[@jonathanelsker4749]

In Africa a leader sent a paw paw fruit sample for test and it came back positive. You can look it up on here. Peace and love

[@GodsChild145]

Here in Florida and I think Oklahoma there were 2 friends that both worked at a testing site and they said it was weird how sooooo many people were coming back positive so they decided to do a little test of their own.... both did 10 tests and SEVERAL didn’t get swabbed with anything at all, they made up names etc and sent them off for results and of course they ALL CAME BACK POSITIVE!!!! All this testing is such bullshit!!! Also recently 30 Florida testing sites were all reporting 100% positives and they all got busted and closed down, the actual rates were 9%

[@waltright648]

Thanks for the good explanation

[@livingdream7059]

I wonder what phase 3 is off the app then so on and so forth? When will this end?

[@jacobwelsh9913]

Definitely not taking my iPhone anywhere besides work

[@GodsChild145]

This video is HURTING people not HELPING people!!! You are part of the problem!!!

[@sensesound1359]

Plz people de-googled your phone, or change to a blackberry key 1 or key 2, blackberry passport or buy a LINUX phone!

[@calvinhobbes5361]

Why?

[@sensesound1359]

@@calvinhobbes5361 Why are you kidding me!??? FB, google, etc sell you information and spy on us if you say I have nothing to hide then sleep with your curtains wide open!.

[@loveeaother3180]

yeah right

[@FredEFuego]

Sorry no thanks I will never update my iPhone’s after 13.4.1 since it ultimately gives them Colonel one access to my iPhone no matter the settings you choose it’s the same as the Doom Eternal update its a complete hack of your choice to your iPhone and you signed off on the tech. No matter what any company claims that type of firmware update is a consensual hack that you as the end user agree upon. Thanks for your insight but I trust no company with that type of info on me what so ever. I do not consent!

[@lbarnett748]

I can go and see my mate as he's got an old-school phone cost him a tenner lol. Plus I disabled location settings and un updated on google play So in other words screw these voyeuristic prunes. 😆👍

[@wwatkin21]

I can’t get my video conferencing app (ring central) to work at all. I suspect it’s because I haven’t done this software update. Not a tech person, if this isn’t the case can anyone tell me how I can solve this problem? Ive uninstalled and reinstalled the app to no avail. Turned the phone on and off. Nothing is working.

[@GodsChild145]

Try googling it

[@ibenpishtoff]

Getting really tired of update prompt every 5 minutes! They have pushed the last two updates hot and heavy!!!! It’s bullshit Apple! You trackin what I’m sayin? Utter bullshit!

[@wallencerichard6728]

*core_hack on IG* got my account fix