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Does Apple allow apps to steal your address book?

0. phoneArena posted on 09 Feb 2012, 08:41

You might have never heard about Path - and that probably is not a huge omission. What you should know, though, is that the application would access your whole address book…

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1. T12RYK posted on 09 Feb 2012, 09:11 8

Thats really scary! WTF is Apple playing at??

2. bigdawg23 posted on 09 Feb 2012, 09:17 1

You are a fool if you think they are the only ones. There are things like this in all mobile OS.

6. T12RYK posted on 09 Feb 2012, 12:42 3

Yeah but Apples known for its tight restrictions on their apps, I'd expect this from Andriod but not WP7 or Apple.

3. ivanko34 posted on 09 Feb 2012, 09:21 10

You bought an iPhone then apple owns you

4. andro. posted on 09 Feb 2012, 09:34 7

Hmmmm does apple steal your phone book??? Well seeing as apple continually monitors its users locations and also removes any sense of free will or individual thought from their users then its not beyond the realms of possibility that apple has done this also

5. Bluesky02 posted on 09 Feb 2012, 10:51 0

What if hackers got hold of it?

7. gallitoking posted on 09 Feb 2012, 14:34 2

Mr.Cook was not available for comment but Siri said this..."I do it out of love" "to protect you".

8. jimeliz posted on 09 Feb 2012, 16:20 1

hmmm, sounds like Skynet?hehe

9. rcrider4 posted on 09 Feb 2012, 18:01 0

I do find that it is useful for a few apps, but this feature should be something each app has to have permission to do, just like location services are handled now

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