Apple Denies Tracking IPhone Locations, Will Update Software

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Apple Inc., facing scrutiny from consumers and lawmakers over data collection on its iPhone, said it isn’t tracking customers’ location while acknowledging it gathers information about wireless gear near a user’s handset.

“Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone,” the Cupertino, California-based company said in a statement today. “Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so.”