Apple has released a software update that will reduce the cache of saved data on its products and will not allow the storage of location information.
Apple said that the updated software will fix "bugs" that caused location data being unencrypted and stored for a year in devices such as iPhones and iPads.
Apple’s software update applies to the iPhone, iPads and some iPod Touch models.
A note included with the update said that the cache of saved data on devices was reduced and that location information would no longer be backed up at iTunes on people’s computers.
With the update, users can turn off the location services feature and delete location data.
Last month, privacy concerns were raised after two British researchers told the world about the secret files they discovered on the iPhone that track user location and store it on the device, without the user’s knowledge.
The log file was discovered by the University of Exeter senior research fellow in astronomy Alasdair Allan and writer Pete Warden.
The stored data could easily be read by anyone having access to the phone. It could also be misused by someone if the phone is stolen.
"Apple has made it possible for almost anybody – a jealous spouse, a private detective – with access to your phone or computer to get detailed information about where you’ve been," said Warden.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said that Apple does not track anyone. The company said that an error in the software caused the storage of location data, but it was done anonymously.
US Congressmen have already asked Apple to provide an explanation. French, South Korean, German and Italian privacy regulators are also investigating the matter.
