Retrievable iPhone numbers mean potential privacy issues | Software | iPhone Central | Macworld
Let’s hope either a) app developers are responsible and don’t exploit this, or b) apple plugs this hole - it would absolutely drive me nuts if app development companies calling me to upgrade their app, and it would cause me to uninstall their product imediatamente!
On the upside, when I first read the caption on the feed post, I thought it was referring to one's contacts being visible, which I personally think would be a more egregious security hole. But with this current issue, it would be important for users/customers of companies that do this kind of thing to give them ample feedback:
- Contacting them and letting them know their actions stink
- Rating them low in iTunes
- Warn potential users in the comments section of the breach of security.
Here's the source article that contains the tests performed by mac4ever (see the bottom of the page for the English version...).
