Apple draws cloudy line on use of root certs in mobile apps<article>
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<p>Apple’s removal of several apps from its mobile store on Thursday shows the challenges iOS developers can face when app guidelines shift.</p><p>Among the
apps removed was
Choice, developed by the Palo Alto-based company Been. The app interrupted encrypted traffic streams sent to a handful of companies, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Pinterest, in order to block in-app ads.</p><p>Apple said the apps, which it did not name, used root digital certificates that could expose data to untrusted sources.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2991506/security/apple-draws-cloudy-line-on-use-of-root-certs-in-mobile-apps.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple draws cloudy line on use of root certs in mobile apps
