iOS 8 Will Stop Marketers From Identifying You A hidden feature in iOS 8 will stop marketing companies from covertly gathering your information When you re in a public place desperately searching for a Wi Fi network to launch your device online it may be invisibly broadcasting your location to surrounding networks This continues even if your device is safely stowed away in your pocket as long as its Wi Fi is on your location is picked up

... iOS 8 Will Stop Marketers From Identifying You ...

A hidden feature in iOS 8 will stop marketing companies from covertly gathering your information.

When you’re in a public place desperately searching for a Wi-Fi network to launch your device online, it may be invisibly broadcasting your location to surrounding networks. This continues even if your device is safely stowed away in your pocket, as long as its Wi-Fi is on your location is picked up.