A top-tier application in Apple’s Mac App Store that’s designed to protect its users from adware and malware threats has been found surreptitiously stealing their browsing history without their consent, and sending it to a server in China. The researcher then investigated Adware Doctor with ex-NSA staffer Patrick Wardle, who deep dive into the app and today published a blog post, saying that the app sidesteps Apple’s sandbox and covertly collects users’ browser histories and then transfers it to a server in China—which is blatant violations of Apple’s developer guidelines.
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