Security researcher, Will Strafach had found that the Uber app has been selectively allowed to use its screen recording API on Apple Watch in order to improve its performance. The screen recording API that has been implemented into Uber’s app, allows it to “record user’s screen information even when the app is closed, giving Uber access to all the personal information passing through an iPhone screen.” If Uber’s permissions were to be compromised, the data would be vulnerable to hackers. After it has been disclosed, Uber has announced that it would remove the “entitlement code” in its iPhone app codebase.
https://thehackernews.com/2017/10/uber-screen-record-iphone.html
What a scary security flaw – as a mobile user with different apps on the phone, I’m always weary about which one is accessing my personal info when it’s not in use. I’m glad Uber decided to investigate it and fix it before they were compromised. But now it makes one worried about what other apps are doing this.
Richard,
I am not really a big fun of UBER company, I don’t believe that they operate their business ethically, your post makes me don’t like this company even more. However, there are so many companies track our lives just because we use their apps. It is very scary as Neil said to give someone the permission using your own fingure to have access your life and know exactly your daily activities that can be very private especially if you exchange sensitive information with other people using your phone.
This company has a very bad history regarding her operations and I think your post will help to show how much this company doesn’t trait its customer fairly.
Thank you for the article Richard.