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Dan Tobias: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Geospatial |extensions={{ext|db}} }} '''consolidated.db''' is the file which some versions of Apple's iOS system (for iPhones and ..."

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'''consolidated.db''' is the file which some versions of Apple's iOS system (for iPhones and iPads) uses to "secretly" keep track of their past locations, thus giving a history of where their users have been. It's secret in the sense that nothing has been openly documented in a highly visible manner to the effect that such a log is being kept (though who knows [http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s15e01-humancentipad what they might be hiding] buried in the long agreement you must click through to use their stuff), much less telling anybody how to find it, read it, delete it, etc. However, third-party investigators have discovered it and documented quite a bit of information about where it can be found, what its format is, and even created utilities to help you deal with it.

The file is in [[SQLite]] format, and while the original on the iOS device itself is not readily accessible to apps, etc., it does get copied to a Mac or PC as part of system backups upon syncing, and is then accessible to the user there.

== Links ==
* [http://techland.time.com/2011/04/20/hidden-iphone-file-records-your-location-coordinates/ Hidden iPhone file records your loction coordinates]
* [http://petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker/ iPhoneTracker] - Mac utility to view this data from your iOS device
* [http://andykn.blogspot.com/2011/04/iphone-tracker.html Info on accessing the file from Windows]

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 '''consolidated.db''' is the file which some versions of Apple's iOS system (for iPhones and iPads) use to "secretly" keep track of their past locations, thus giving a history of where their users have been. It's secret in the sense that nothing has been openly documented in a highly visible manner to the effect that such a log is being kept (though who knows [http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s15e01-humancentipad what they might be hiding] buried in the long agreement you must click through to use their stuff), much less telling anybody how to find it, read it, delete it, etc. However, third-party investigators have discovered it and documented quite a bit of information about where it can be found, what its format is, and even created utilities to help you deal with it.
-The file is in [[DB (SQLite)|SQLite]] format, and while the original on the iOS device itself is not readily accessible to apps, etc., it does get copied to a Mac or PC as part of system backups upon syncing, and is then accessible to the user there.
+The file is in [[SQLite]] format, and while the original on the iOS device itself is not readily accessible to apps, etc., it does get copied to a Mac or PC as part of system backups upon syncing, and is then accessible to the user there.
 == Links ==

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-'''consolidated.db''' is the file which some versions of Apple's iOS system (for iPhones and iPads) uses to "secretly" keep track of their past locations, thus giving a history of where their users have been. It's secret in the sense that nothing has been openly documented in a highly visible manner to the effect that such a log is being kept (though who knows [http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s15e01-humancentipad what they might be hiding] buried in the long agreement you must click through to use their stuff), much less telling anybody how to find it, read it, delete it, etc. However, third-party investigators have discovered it and documented quite a bit of information about where it can be found, what its format is, and even created utilities to help you deal with it.
+'''consolidated.db''' is the file which some versions of Apple's iOS system (for iPhones and iPads) use to "secretly" keep track of their past locations, thus giving a history of where their users have been. It's secret in the sense that nothing has been openly documented in a highly visible manner to the effect that such a log is being kept (though who knows [http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s15e01-humancentipad what they might be hiding] buried in the long agreement you must click through to use their stuff), much less telling anybody how to find it, read it, delete it, etc. However, third-party investigators have discovered it and documented quite a bit of information about where it can be found, what its format is, and even created utilities to help you deal with it.
 The file is in [[DB (SQLite)|SQLite]] format, and while the original on the iOS device itself is not readily accessible to apps, etc., it does get copied to a Mac or PC as part of system backups upon syncing, and is then accessible to the user there.

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 == Links ==
-* [http://techland.time.com/2011/04/20/hidden-iphone-file-records-your-location-coordinates/ Hidden iPhone file records your loction coordinates]
+* [http://techland.time.com/2011/04/20/hidden-iphone-file-records-your-location-coordinates/ Hidden iPhone file records your location coordinates]
 * [http://petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker/ iPhoneTracker] - Mac utility to view this data
 * [http://andykn.blogspot.com/2011/04/iphone-tracker.html Info on accessing the file from Windows]