Privacy Flaw in Path’s iPhone App Shares Location Data – New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog) Privacy Flaw in Path’s iPhone App Shares Location DataNew York Times (blog)Jeffrey Paul, a data security consultant, on Friday published a blog post pointing out a security flaw in Path for iPhone users. If a user posts a photo inside Path and writes a caption, the app can still share the […]

Ad Networks Bypass iPhone Privacy Rules – Wall Street Journal

AppPicker.com Ad Networks Bypass iPhone Privacy RulesWall Street JournalBy JOEL SCHECTMAN And JESSICA E. VASCELLARO Mobile ad networks are using new techniques to target iPhone users by circumventing Apple Inc.’s earlier efforts to protect user privacy. Apple last summer said it would stop allowing app makers to use a …Ad networks using new tracking methods […]

Android, iPhone users get new privacy protection – Christian Science Monitor

iPhone FAQ Android, iPhone users get new privacy protectionChristian Science MonitorAndroid and iPhone apps will offer more disclosure about their use of personal data. Undera new deal between California and six tech giants, users of Android, iPhone, and other mobile devices will get disclosures before they download mobile apps.iPhone Jailbreak: 5 Apps to Control your […]

Magid: Latest iPhone and Android app privacy violations deeply troubling – San Jose Mercury News

Eastern Morning Herald Magid: Latest iPhone and Android app privacy violations deeply troublingSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Larry Magid The recent revelations that some iPhone and Android apps are uploading and storing users’ phone address books without permission is very troubling. It not only violates the privacy of the person using the phone but, potentially, …iPhone/iPad […]

iPhone tracking: Is Google breaking its privacy pledge? – Christian Science Monitor

Bloomberg iPhone tracking: Is Google breaking its privacy pledge?Christian Science MonitoriPhone privacy feature was circumvented to allow Google to track what iPhone users were doing, privacy researcher says. Google settled another privacy case in October. By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times/MCT / February 19, 2012 Rep.Google bypassed iPhone privacy settings: ReportTODAYonlineGoogle Dodged IPhone Users’ Privacy […]

Google violated IPhone users’ privacy, Stanford study finds – Washington Post

Bloomberg Google violated IPhone users’ privacy, Stanford study findsWashington PostUsing its DoubleClick ad network, Google has been dodging a privacy setting in Safari, the primary Web browser on the iPhone and iPad, according to a report Friday by Stanford’s Security Lab and the Center for Internet and Society.Google sneaked tracking files onto iPhones, privacy researcher […]

Privacy controversy over Path for iPhone, iPad should be a wake-up call – Washington Post

ABC News Privacy controversy over Path for iPhone, iPad should be a wake-up callWashington PostNamely, that when you logged into the app on an Apple iOS device — an iPhone or iPad — it automatically uploaded your entire address book to its servers. Without asking. Ostensibly this was done so you could locate your friends […]

Your iPhone’s Privacy Sucks—And Even Steve Jobs Agrees – Gizmodo

Outsource My Project Your iPhone’s Privacy Sucks—And Even Steve Jobs AgreesGizmodoSomeone found out that Path—and most probably other apps—were stealing your contacts’ information from your iPhone and iPad without telling you about it. This happened because of Path’s greediness, but also because Apple is not protecting your …Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps […]

Your New iPhone’s Defaults Put Your Privacy at Risk – DailyFinance

MacVideo.tv Your New iPhone’s Defaults Put Your Privacy at RiskDailyFinanceThe groundbreaking voice-recognition personal assistant on the brand-new Apple (AAPL) iPhone 4S turns out to be quite the chatterbox when you least expect her to be. …iPhone/iOS 5 battery saver tipsZDNet (blog)Android phones offer apps similar to iPhone’s SiriSan Francisco ChronicleApple opens iPhone 4S pre-orders in […]

27000 South Koreans Sue Over iPhone Privacy Violations – PCWorld

Kansas City Star 27000 South Koreans Sue Over iPhone Privacy ViolationsPCWorldThe flap over iPhone location tracking led to some grandstanding in Congress and a few lawsuits by users in the United States over privacy concerns, but now nearly 27000 South Koreans are suing Apple for …Koreans Seek $25 Million From Apple Over iPhone Location-TrackingForbesReport: Thousands […]

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