Data Privacy
Nov. 11, 2015
App debacle provides cautionary tale
For the second time, researchers have discovered a large number of Apple apps that collect personally identifiable information that can be used to track users. By Sharon Klein and Alex Nisenbaum
Sharon R. Klein
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Sharon R. Klein is a California-based member of Blank Rome's Privacy, Security & Data Protection team. She can be reached at sharon.klein@blankrome.com.
For the second time in as many months, researchers discovered in October a large number of apps in Apple's App Store that collect personally identifiable information that can be used to track users in violation of Apple's Developer Program license agreement. In September, it was revealed that dozens of iOS apps contained malicious code that could potentially steal sensitive user information. It is unlikely the p...
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