"Apple and its partners and licensors may provide certain features or services through the Service that rely upon device-based location information, which use GPS (where available), along with crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower locations. To provide such features or services, where available, Apple and its partners and licensors must collect, use, transmit, process and maintain your location data, including the real-time geographic location of your device,
So, they did create a disclaimer, but they did not advertise it or point users to it very effectively, I think.
You're broadcasting that information into public areas.
Again, this is related to how Apple built its location-DB.
I'm not talking about that (and even there, there's a fine like between what can and cannot be done with info available in pulic areas, but still...).
The issue is that when you ask your iPad where you are, your SSID/BSSID is taken from your WAP and sent to Apple -> over the internet <-. Which requires a disclaimer, at least. Obviously, I would add.
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