Passcode-Collecting App Pulled From App Store

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earlier week, ios developer daniel amitay published report examining trends in passcodes chosen users of big brother camera security application. amitay had anonymously collected on 200,000 passcodes used on app , offered data proxy actual iphone passcode usage data based on similarity of input system style , functionality.

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amitay now reports application has been pulled app store apple, although unsure @ time whether removal due publication of data or admission of collecting in first place.
amitay points apple's itunes licensing agreement in support of belief can collect such information, noting had planned on using data collected generate list of common passcodes offer warning of codes being obvious if chosen user. consequently, unclear whether collection or publication of raised apple's ire.

amitay reaching out apple address issue , have big brother camera security returned app store.

article link: passcode-collecting app pulled app store
 

not nice collect info users without approval. though, study may interesting itself. right place , time data mining techniques!
 


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