Privacy Concerns Over Nighttime iPhone Uploads [Internet Discovers That Apple Uploading Data From iPhones At Night, Controversy Ensues]

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Some users on the Apple support forums discovered that at night – roughly between 1am and 2am – their iPhone was uploading some data back to Apple. The amount was as high as 73MB at one point – and obviously since AT&T has new limited data plans, this may be a problem. Some users are now concerned over what Apple could possibly be uploading.

This has been confirmed that the iPhone is indeed automatically uploading data at night. Usually, it’s been 1 or 2MB, but as mentioned, some users found its as high as 73MB. How do we know it’s going to Apple? More than one user complained to AT&T, who informed them that it was diagnostic information being uploaded by Apple.

Some users are reporting that there is a “Send information to Apple” checkbox somewhere in iTunes when you’ve activated the phone – but other users say they’ve never checked that. Some even say that they specifically did not check it, but their iPhone still updates without their permission.

Considering the size of the data being uploaded (as big as 70MB), some are concerned that it’s more than just usage data. Make up your own conspiracies here: Is Apple uploading your pictures and e-mails? I hope not.

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