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Lawsuit Claims Top iPhone Games Stole User Data

Posted by Soulskill on from the shake-up-and-down-to-send-credit-card-details dept.

pdclarry writes "Storm8, a maker of some top iPhone games, allegedly stole users' mobile phone numbers, according to a lawsuit filed on November 4. The suit claims that best-selling games made by Storm8 contained secret code that bypassed safeguards built into the iPhone to prevent the unauthorized snooping of user information. There have been other reports of applications copying personally identifiable customer information in the past. The complaint seeks class-action status."

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  1. note to Apple by N!NJA · · Score: 4, Interesting

    mass-adoption is a security liability. it must be feared as much as holes and bugs in software. how does it feel to be in Microsoft's shoes? go ahead, fanbois. mod me down.

  2. Apple's "Security" Focus (or lack their of) by thesandbender · · Score: 4, Interesting

    As a recent convert to Apple (short story OS X is a nice balance between Unix and applications I need to use for my client base) I was a little shocked by how nonchalant Apple seems to take user security.

    1. MacBook's default to no user authentication which is unacceptable for a portable device that can be stolen or misplaced.
    2. The OS X Firewall is disabled by default. Let's assume every OS X component is 100% secure, there's no way that every OS X app is.
    3. And as a completely random example... AppleTV only supports WEP. I know this is a nit-picky thing but it shows Apple's indifference. WEP has been thoroughly and completely broken... yet one of Apple's primary devices will not support a more secure protocol. You want to use your new toy you have to downgrade your security.

    I like OS X and the new unibody MacBooks just rock... but Apple's shwarmy and basically indifferent attitude to security is going to end up biting them in the arse.
    /I've strapped on my fire-proof britches... fire away :)

  3. Privacy applications are available.... by westyvw · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If your phone is jailbroken. I do not know if it protects the user form this company, but it does block information that other companies have been known to try and get. Yet Apple is still trying to convince users that the App store is the only safe place for software.

  4. Re:What Safeguards? by IamTheRealMike · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What? Seriously? Why does this never come up in iPhone vs Android reviews? The Android security system isn't perfect, but it does at least tell you what an app will be able to do ahead of time. If I install a game and it wants to read my address book, I think twice.