It’s known that trough mobile phone it’s easy to track a people, but their use is not as engaging as a Iphone, where the locability capabilities of mobile is combined with the operativity of computing. And so seems that some Iphone and Leopard application send personal data where they shouldn’t…
Xian Li on the Hackintosh Formu:
“One more thing…
Quote:
dgw?imei=%@&apptype=finance
This let Apple knows which app you are using when connecting with your iPhone.
Obviously, they know the IP address you were using, the stocks companies you are interested to, and so they can track down their customers all around the world.
This also proves that there are probably other apps that do the same.
Weather.app is also acting the same way.
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I’ve noticed a strange thing.
I tried with an iPod Touch with Socks.app or Weather.app and when it is connecting to apple, it sends an IMEI.
How come is it possible ?
Is it sending its serial number or whatever number… ?”
Apple’s terms of service for the device seem to permit this type of behavior. “When you interact with Apple, we may collect personal information relevant to the situation, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and contact preferences; your credit card information and information about the Apple products you own, such as their serial numbers and date of purchase; and information relating to a support or service issue,” it reads.
The iPhone may not be the only Mac application acting this way. On Digg, one commenter discovered Leopard was doing something similar in certain applications like the Calculator application and about the Iphone the Socks.app or Weather.app send data like IMEI number, IP address, and preference information.
