Marketplace Tech Report for Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Path is a relatively new social network that has garnered a lot of critical praise. But it turns out the iPhone app has been gathering up a user's address book information and transmitting it, unencrypted, back to Path. And Path isn't the only app in the world to use your information. Also, the booming app economy is a jobs bonanza.
Path is a relatively new social network that has garnered a lot of critical praise. But it turns out the iPhone app has been gathering up a user’s address book information and transmitting it, unencrypted, back to Path. And Path isn’t the only app in the world to use your information. Also, the booming app economy is a jobs bonanza.
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