Many Apple Users also use the navigation software app called Waze. Security engineer Peter Gasper found out when he was using the app’s web interface that it doesn’t just display his coordinates, it also displays the coordinates of the driver’s nearby. Each driver/account is assigned a unique ID and it doesn’t change over time. This means that if someone with malicious intent were to track a driver, they can also track the driver’s complete journey, what cities they go through, and their stops. This is incredibly dangerous because if there were any human trafficking/kidnappings to occur, the trafficker could’ve used Waze’s vulnerability to locate their target. This vulnerability has been patched since then but it’s interesting to think how as much as technology helps us, it can also make the world a more dangerous place.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/waze-vulnerability-identifies-users/
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