Apple won’t build a backdoor, yet iOS apps leak secrets anyway - London Tech News

Passw rter, photos, payment data - all this is practically unscathed by many iOS apps on the net. Security researchers have now revealed how massive developers of apps for Apple-Ger te oppose elementary protective measures. (Continue reading)

Newtalk News Many smartphone applications require users to provide some information or access permissions to other applications in order to provide users with a more comfortable user experience, but many people are also worried that their personal privacy may be leaked. Recently, there have been reports in China that the social platform "Little Red Book" frequently accesses various messages of users. Some netizens even checked their mobile phon…

Apple won’t build a backdoor, yet iOS apps leak secrets anyway - London Tech News

While all eyes are on the UK government’s backdoor demands, our latest Cybernews research exposes an even bigger risk – iOS apps are leaking sensitive data at scale, and Apple isn’t stopping it. Last week, the Cybernews research team revealed that 71% of 156,000 iOS apps are leaking hardcoded secrets – a serious security flaw with major implications for businesses and consumers. This is the first research of its kind at this scale – no one has e…