Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps take your data | VentureBeat

Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps take your data | VentureBeat

VENTUREBEAT.COM - Path got caught red-handed uploading users’ address books to its servers and had to apologize. But the relatively obscure journaling app is not alone. In fact, Path was crucified for a practice that has become an unspoken industry standard.Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare, Foodspotting, Yelp, and Gowalla are among a smattering of iOS applications that have been sending the actual names,…

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