Facebook iOS app is tracking your every move: Report
- 9 years ago
Have you ever wondered as to why using Facebook drains your iPhone's battery like no other app?
Security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski analysed the Facebook app's code and found that the app is sending devices' location information to Facebook in the background, Motherboard.com reported.
"If you move around a lot, you are likely to use more battery but the combination of GPS and networking going on in the background is likely the majority cause of battery drain," Zdziarski was quoted as saying through email.
However, this is not surprising as Facebook's in-app location settings clearly state that if you have location history and access set to "always", then Facebook "will build a history of our precise location, even when you are not using the app".
"We are not tracking background location if the location setting is off on your device or in the app," a Facebook spokesperson said.
Security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski analysed the Facebook app's code and found that the app is sending devices' location information to Facebook in the background, Motherboard.com reported.
"If you move around a lot, you are likely to use more battery but the combination of GPS and networking going on in the background is likely the majority cause of battery drain," Zdziarski was quoted as saying through email.
However, this is not surprising as Facebook's in-app location settings clearly state that if you have location history and access set to "always", then Facebook "will build a history of our precise location, even when you are not using the app".
"We are not tracking background location if the location setting is off on your device or in the app," a Facebook spokesperson said.