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Title: News: Hundreds of iOS apps caught taking user data from private APIs Post by: HCK on October 19, 2015, 03:00:28 pm News: Hundreds of iOS apps caught taking user data from private APIs
Security firm SourceDNA claims to have discovered hundreds of App Store apps that violate Apple’s privacy policies by accessing private user information. Apps using the Youmi advertising SDK were found to be accessing users’ Apple IDs, gathering a list of apps installed on devices and documenting the serial numbers of peripherals, among other privacy invasions. Youmi’s SDK skirted Apple’s review process by hiding its data collection… Source: News: Hundreds of iOS apps caught taking user data from private APIs (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/hundreds-of-ios-apps-caught-taking-user-data-from-private-apis) |