Neither Apple nor Google are doing enough when it comes to addressing how iPhone and Android applications can access users’ private information, according to Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. On Monday Schumer called for the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into reports that iPhone and Android applications can essentially steal data like private photos and address books. Mobile applications for iPhone and Android can gain access to users’ photo libraries and, in some cases, share the photos online, according to recent reports. These followed reports last month that some applications on the iPhone and iPad could upload entire address books to third-party servers.
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Sen. Wants FTC to Take a Hard Look at Mobile Apps' Snooping Practices
Posted by: Peter Suciu March 5, 2012 11:34 AMNeither Apple nor Google are doing enough when it comes to addressing how iPhone and Android applications can access users’ private information, according to Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. On Monday Schumer called for the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into reports that iPhone and Android applications can essentially steal data like private photos and address books. Mobile applications for iPhone and Android can gain access to users’ photo libraries and, in some cases, share the photos online, according to recent reports. These followed reports last month that some applications on the iPhone and iPad could upload entire address books to third-party servers.