iPhone leaks personal data

iPhone shock horror !!!

Many people do not seem to realise that if you have an iPhone on contract, EVERY TIME you make a phone call, send a text, access the internet etc, data is sent to Apple which gives them your credit card or bank account details or possibly, horror of horrors, your personal address!!!

AND YOU CANNOT BLOCK THIS DATA!!!

Woe is us, the end of the world is nigh...

I believe it is also sends your mother's maiden name and your inside leg measurement.

In reply to a post by ian_c:

and your inside leg measurement.

Does it send the location data to determine whether it's for your left or right leg?

And if so, is it encrypted for security?

I believe security relies on the NSAthleticSupport class, using the Box Protocol.

Why/How on earth would your credit card or bank account details be stored within your phone?

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

Why/How on earth would your credit card or bank account details be stored within your phone?

I didn't say they were.

I said: "...data is sent to Apple which gives them..."

Which it is.

Botboy you've really stirred up a fanboi's nest here. I hope you're pleased with yourself!

Is that data unencrypted and accessible to third parties? If not I see no cause for concern.

In reply to a post by billford:

I said: "...data is sent to Apple which gives them..."

OK, then where does it get it from? If it's from your personal data held for billing purposes with your mobile service provider, then isn't that a breach of DPA?

Whooosh....