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Macintosh News => iPhone/iPod/iPad News => Topic started by: HCK on February 07, 2023, 04:05:04 pm



Title: Apple Maps privacy bug may have allowed apps to collect location data without permission
Post by: HCK on February 07, 2023, 04:05:04 pm
Apple Maps privacy bug may have allowed apps to collect location data without permission

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<p>An <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/apple-maps/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Maps[/url] privacy bug fixed in iOS 16.3 may have allowed apps to collect user location data without permission.</p>
<p>At least one app appears to have done so, and a <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/security/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">security[/url] reporter has speculated that the same <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/privacy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">privacy[/url] bug could have been exploited by countless apps over an unknown time period … </p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2023/02/01/apple-maps-privacy-bug/#more-861829" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://9to5mac.com/2023/02/01/apple-maps-privacy-bug/">Apple Maps privacy bug may have allowed apps to collect location data without permission[/url] appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://9to5mac.com">9to5Mac[/url].</p>

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