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>>gorman+(OP)
Not mentioned in the headline: When the user is _not_ logged in, iOS collects "location" whereas Android does not.

I am actually a little surprised that iOS would gather this information. What use would it serve?

>>mankyd+P2
Find My Phone? It is a choice to enroll in this, and it’s mighty convenient when you lose or get your phone stolen.

>>onedog+D3
No, it's the location it uses to report to Apple Maps for the purposes of improving traffic.

>>judge2+z4
Much, much more than traffic, though that is useful. The anonymized probe data is used to refine business driveways inferred from satellite imagery, for example. That’s why suddenly Maps can often route you to the correct parking lot instead of a nearby curb. Think about it: if you know a phone is navigating to Safeway, where the user stops navigation is potentially interesting in aggregate and divulges almost nothing except the average parking preference of an iOS user.

Source: Worked on that. One example of hundreds.