iPhone app found collecting data when sending notifications

According to Gizmodo , security researchers have just discovered a vulnerability that allows iPhone applications to collect user data through notifications, regardless of the security settings that have been enabled. This raises concerns about privacy on the iOS operating system and questions Apple's "data on iPhone, stays on iPhone" commitment.

iPhone app found silently collecting data with notifications

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According to experts at Mysk Inc., a software development company, many popular apps such as Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter and countless others are using notifications to 'bypass' the law on collecting user data. Even when users close the app, they can still send device data to servers through notifications.

Researchers found that these apps were collecting data such as IP addresses, phone reboot times, free memory space, and many other details. Combining this information, companies were able to identify users with high accuracy.

Mysk said this behavior is not limited to a few specific apps or developers, but is a common problem across the iPhone ecosystem. Mysk has previously discovered similar vulnerabilities related to Wi-Fi security and sharing of device analytics data on iPhones. It can be seen that although Apple has made many efforts to reassure users about privacy issues, these new findings show that the company's commitment has not really been realized.

Companies like Facebook and LinkedIn have disputed the claims, saying they only collect data through notifications to send more effective notifications, in compliance with Apple's APIs. However, researchers say that collecting data such as phone restart time or free memory space is unrelated to the notification function, suspecting the real purpose is to track users and serve ads. Apple has not officially commented on the issue.

Overall, the findings reveal a serious flaw in the iPhone's security system that impacts users' privacy. Apple needs to take stronger action to address this issue and ensure transparency in the data collection of applications.

In addition, users also need to pay attention to privacy settings on iPhone and only install applications from reputable developers.

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