And the irony is that, in this case, Big Brother is Apple … not the Orwellian-feared government.
How so?
Some Apple apps can jack your address book, photos, and location coordinates.
In other words, all your private stuff.
More specifically, according to the NY Times …
The private information and photos on your phone may not be as private as you think.
There are reports that some apps are 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.
When the devices save photo and video files, they typically include the coordinates of places where they were taken — creating another potential risk.
“Conceivably, an app with access to location data could put together a history of where the user has been based on photo location.”
“It’s very strange, because Apple is asking for location permission, but really what it is doing is accessing your entire photo library.”
I guess Apple was right … 1984 is here.
Thanks to MET for feeding the lead.
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