Originally Posted By: hybrid8
According to Apple, none of this information is sent from the iPhone TO Apple, and in fact it's downloaded FROM Apple to the iPhone. Which does make sense

It makes no sense at all -- or at best is a misleading half-truth. The information they're talking about ("all the cell towers in Toronto") is sent from Apple to Iphone. Why is that particular slice of the global database sent? Because the Iphone has sent to Apple a request saying, "send me all the cell towers near <this specific location>". Apple still gets told your whereabouts.

Peter