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  1. sync
    adjust in time or manner to make the same
    Franken's letter points out that, because the data is stored unencrypted on the iPhone and on any computer to which it syncs, "third parties could gain access to this file."
  2. transmit
    send from one person or place to another
    The Wall Street Journal has reported that Google's Android phones transmit locations to Google on a regular basis.
  3. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
    Children's Locations 'Compromised'?
  4. violated
    treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
    In addition, there are reports that some European countries will investigate whether Apple has violated privacy laws.
  5. revelation
    the act of making something evident
    Avi Greengart, an analyst with Current Analysis, described the location-tracking revelation as "a black eye" for Apple, but he added that it isn't clear yet if "consumers are freaked out about this."
  6. announce
    make known
    On Wednesday, two researchers announced at a technology conference in San Francisco that they had discovered the iPhone records latitude and longitude coordinates, along with a time stamp, in a previously unknown, unencrypted file that is duplicated on any computer with which that smartphone is synced.
  7. analyst
    someone who is skilled at interpreting data
    Avi Greengart, an analyst with Current Analysis, described the location-tracking revelation as "a black eye" for Apple, but he added that it isn't clear yet if "consumers are freaked out about this."
  8. harvest
    the gathering of a ripened crop
    In fact, he said, his firm has helped law-enforcement agencies "harvest geolocational evidence from iOS devices," including the iPhone.
Created on Fri Apr 22 21:13:46 EDT 2011

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