It seems that the IOS operating system for IPad and IPhone has vulnerabilities after all. Of course we know, or should know that these devices track us all day and everywhere. Yesterday I checked software from ESRI showing aerial images, it pointed exactly to the spot I was sitting in my house, well it is not secret, but it raises questions. Of course these programs ask you for permission to use your GPS-position, but still, can one rely on these promises?
Now it seems that malicious software can(and has) been available through the Apple Appstore, raising more questions, about the ability of Apple to really check all these hundreds of thousands of programs. Perhaps the fact that we know for certain that the Windows environment is unsafe it makes us more aware and everybody can protect himself using anti-virus software and fire-walls.
BBC News link
Now there are also apps for the IPad and IPhone which just grab your private data, just by “accident”, Path and Hipster applications swipe and copy your address book contents and store them on a server, why?
BBC News link
The claim it was by accident, but how many other applications look into your private life, monitor your behavior and store the data for some reason. It is clear that most data is not sensitive and has little value to anyone. But I would conclude that sensitive and personal information is better not stored on and IPad or IPhone, just to be safe. For some notes see the following business security overview.
However all the passcodes and network encryption is of little use if the applications steal the data? It seems there is a price to pay for being 24 hours ad day online in a global network. Remember that a harmless joke on Twitter or Facebook can be interpreted incorrectly by employers or government as the following link shows
BBC News
Latest:
** Social apps 'harvest user data' **
Twitter admits copying entire address books from smartphones and storing the data on its servers, often without customers' knowledge.
BBC 16-02
Latest:
** Social apps 'harvest user data' **
Twitter admits copying entire address books from smartphones and storing the data on its servers, often without customers' knowledge.
BBC 16-02
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