According to the New York Times, a test application was able to copy an iPhone’s photo library after it was given access to location data.
Developers of applications for Apple’s mobile devices, and Apple itself, came under scrutiny this month after reports that some apps were taking people’s address book information without their knowledge.
As it turns out, address books are not the only things up for grabs. Photos are also vulnerable. After a user allows an application on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to have access to location information, the app can copy the user’s entire photo library, without any further notification or warning, according to app developers. Read more here on the New York Times website.
Apple Loophole Gives Developers Access to Photos, Nick Bilton, February 28, 2012.
This is reminiscent of another threat to personal security that I blogged here. Read What's a "geotag?" | To Protect Yourself and Your Family, You Want to Know, posted August 10, 2010
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