Apple's new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max has checking your location without your ... [+] permission AppleThe admission, issued to TechCrunch, follows research published by security specialist Brian Krebs which reveals Apple’s new iPhone 11 range are seeking information about their location even when users have specifically changed the phone’s privacy settings to stop this from happening. 12/10 Update - Apple has officially launched iOS 13.3. Unfortunately the fix is not mentioned the release notes or on the release's official security page and I can confirm Apple iOS 13.3 does NOT include a fix for this issue. In the latest beta of iOS 13.3.1 Apple has included a setting to switch the iPhone 11 range’s U1 Ultra Wideband chip on or off. Having claimed it had to follow international regulatory requirements, the company now says it will enable these background location checks to be disabled in an upcoming iOS update.

Source: Forbes January 19, 2020 12:11 UTC