Gaming App Developer Sued for Harvesting iPhone Users' Cell Numbers
Gaming App Developer Sued for Harvesting iPhone Users' Cell Numbers
Storm8, the developer of popular gaming apps like iMobsters and Vampires Live is in the news for all the wrong reasons. A case has been filed against the company by Washington resident, Michael Turner for allegedly harvesting cellphone numbers of iPhone users downloading their iPhone apps. This is not the...
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I think people drill apple all the time for locking down their device, for not allowing software to be installed on the phones with an app store (and it's approval process). I think this episode is just a perfect example of what could be happening so much more if apple didn't control their device so much. Credit to apple I say, I hope this makes people have a bit more faith in the app store approval rather than criticize it.
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but this is one that was approved. And i never heard of any problems like this with cydia store and rock and icy(R.I.P)
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This calls for an iPhone version of Little Snitch...
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There is a Little Snitch type app for the iPhone. Check in the Cydia store for something like iPhone Firewall. It's not free, but it's there.
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@joyful - I don't understand why you're praising Apple's App Store approval process when it failed to do exactly the thing they say the process takes so long to accomplish.
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Apples is the one setting the rules and testing and verifying which apps they allow or dissallow so you know what I think they are just as much fault. If we were allowed to do what we wanted and it was open then it would be between the app developer and the person. But this isnt the case you would never see somethign like this in a open phone cause the maker of the other devices have it open where you can install what you want so releases thier liability. I say put apple in the suit if they get hit on it then maybe they would just open it up
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Apple can't be blamed for the malpractices of others..but it is a concern. if they are going to require an approval process in the first place, this should never happen. in fact..if this company, Storm8, was already under suspicion..Apple should have done something before it got to this point.
I believe Apple is responsible for NOT being responsible. Privacy is a very big concern..especially in this day..and for Apple to let THIS slip?? I mean..think of all the other things they reject..for almost no reason at all..
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and this guy..storm8...
"bug" my ASS..
how stupid is that? a bug that catches all the phone numbers of anyone using the app??
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I've used Storm8 applications- this really pisses me off. I'm finding the class action suit now.
