Is it possible to anonymously track someone's location via mobile app?
Assuming, of course, that the user consents and downloads an app that can in the background?
A:
I guess the answer is yes, it's possible. Since you can share your location in various forms already, nothing is stopping a service to allow entry to the public.
Tungano
2010-04-17 06:11:39
A:
The answer is both yes and no.
Yes, because Apple already supports this for MobileMe accounts, where you can track a registered iPhone through the "Find My iPhone" feature.
No, because you are not able to have an application run in the background on any current versions of the iPhone OS. It is possible that future versions will allow this, but not for any current versions.
So, Yes if you are Apple (which you are probably not) and no for the rest of us.
Claus
Claus Broch
2010-04-17 08:26:10
+1
A:
iPhone OS 4 (coming "this summer") will allow you to run your app in the background, I believe that will allow you to keep track of the location.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/preview-iphone-os/
Dan J
2010-04-20 15:52:26