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		ackyshake on Sept 24, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iOS 8 tracks your physical activity by default Yeah, this isn't new. This is what the M7 (and the M8 inside iPhone 6) does. And more importantly, this data is never stored in the cloud and never leaves your device, according to Apple.

swiil on Sept 24, 2014 [–]

On by default? I'm not cool with that - are you?

ackyshake on Sept 24, 2014 | [–]

Yeah I am actually.

What does it matter when the data never leaves the device?

And it's not like it's draining your battery either. M7/M8 are very low power.

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