Experts found in the App Store iOS hundred applications that violated Apple’s privacy policies. More than 250 applications will then be removed from the system, for mailings personal information of users.
It is no longer news that many applications access the data of consumers and sell them to other companies, such as the location of mobile phone or date of birth. But this time, privacy violations were so severe that Apple decided to ban 256 Apps from the App Store.
Go to emails, get passwords for several online accounts and even get into bank accounts are some of the possibilities that the creators of these applications may have, so the content is downloaded.
According to the Ars Technica , the data collection is so discreet that even the creators may not know that this feature exists. According to an investigation by the security company Source DNA, the information is directly sent to software developers to allow ads arise on the screens of mobile phones.
“It was the first time we met apps in the App Store that are violating the privacy of users to collect private data,” said Nate Lawson, founder of Source DNA.
According to the The Telegraph , after the investigation, Apple responded with a statement which admitted to having found “a group of applications” that is “gather Private information such as e-mails and IP devices. “
” They are violating our security policies and privacy and will be removed from the App Store. “
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