iPhone4 users who regard their privacy as next to jewels are going to be highly disappointed by this read. Chicago Sun Times recently reported that Unlocked iPhone4 is popular among detectives and investigators because the device records all the information about its owner and saves it which, in times of investigation becomes an open treasure box for the cops.

As per the report published, a wide range of sensitive personal information gets stored in the iPhone which can later be used to track and identify the owner. Some of the information that an iPhone stores are:

• The hundreds of screen shots that are grabbed by the iPhone when an application is shut down by the user or the user switches between two applications
• Photos that are uploaded contains the GPS co-ordinates embedded in them as well as a serial number that is unique to the iPhone
• Information can also be retrieved from browser history. Even if history is deleted, it can be easily restored by using right tools and with a little bit of knowledge.
• One can also get info about the user from the cached keystrokes that are an autocorrect self-learning feature.
• Data relating to map location gets stored as screen shot after the Map application is closed by the user.

All these delicate data are stored because sometimes it is required to access them for practical purposes to improve the phone’s performance. Other cellular phones too store sensitive information but iPhone stores a little more than what others do. For some people this is not an issue, because a subtle threat to privacy does not bother them at all; what matters to them is a personalized phone that works faster and better. However, for others who are more concerned about their privacy do realize that the collective information stored in their iPhone4 can paint a precise and, many a times, an unwanted picture of their life.