Android Data Stealing App Downloaded By Millions

wisebabo writes "A wallpaper utility (that presents purloined copyrighted material) 'quietly collects personal information such as SIM card numbers, text messages, subscriber identification, and voicemail passwords. The data is then sent to www.imnet.us, a site that hails from Shenzen, China.'"

Comments

I'm not

[toxygen01]

an apple lover, but I believe there is a reason other than money, why appstore exists. It's because it offers people prevention exactly from cases like this one. ... and makes the platform "well bred".

Developers Bitch

[codepunk]

Developers bitch about the app store approval process but this is exactly why it exists. Yes it would be nice to sever ties with the app store but apple is doing a fairly good job of protecting it's ecosystem.

Re:I'm confused...

[Dishevel]

Barely literate fucks who could not understand anything not related to drinking or twitter should take the fucking bus. They should also reap the consequences of being a stupid fuck and have their personal data stolen. I am very ok with this. Let the stupid and those who just can't be bothered to read hurt.

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P.S. Remove warning labels about coffee being hot and hair dryers not for use in shower as well.

Why I like the App Store process

[TheSync]

This is one of the reasons why I don't mind the Apple App Store process. I'm sure its not perfect, but at least I know Apple has taken a look at apps I run on my phone (although I think they should ask for the source code and have Apple compile it themselves if they want to be really sure).

Regarding App Store approval, I wrote an iPhone app and it took just 1 week for approval.

Gee, if only...

[Nitewing98]

..if only there was a phone that had a tightly controlled app store that would at least have a chance of catching stuff like this before it gets into the wild. Oh. Wait. There is. Never mind.