Location is not shared with any third party or ad unless the user explicitly approves giving the current location to the current ad (for example, to request the ad locate the Target store nearest them).
New businesses and business models have emerged to make the most of the personal location information and social communication so easily shared through iPhone apps, and the successful ones have spread across all smartphone platforms.
Using Asthmapolis technology, whenever someone uses their inhaler, the time and location of use are recorded, creating a searchable map and timeline of their treatment habits that can be shared with friends, family, and physicians.