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apple, the producer of iphones, includes a feature called location services that can be used by apps. the following snippet is from their article on the feature: location services allows apple and third-party apps and websites to gather and use information based on the current location of your iphone or apple watch to provide a variety of location-based services. for example, an app might use your location data and location search query to help you find nearby coffee shops or theaters, or your device may set its time zone automatically based on your current location. to use features such as these, you must enable location services on your iphone and give your permission to each app or website before it can use your location data. apps may request limited access to your location data (only when you are using the app) or full access (even when you are not using the app). a user installs an app that requests full access to location services and grants the requested permissions. what location-related data can be stored by the app?

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The software can save location-related data based on the user's current location, search queries, and device time zone.

When a user provides an app full access to location services, the app can collect and use data based on the user's current location and search queries to provide location-based services. This can include information such as the user's exact position, the names and locations of nearby businesses, and the device's time zone.

The app can utilize this information to offer personalized suggestions, instructions, and other location-based services. However, in order to safeguard their privacy and security, users must be informed of the data that applications collect and how it is utilized.

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