AccuWeather for iPhone might be watching you without your permission

AccuWeather might be spying on iPhone users without their permission.

A security researcher recently discovered that the AccuWeather app for iOS was sending location information to a data monetization firm, even when users opt out of location tracking within the app.

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The sketchy app behavior was first stumbled upon by Will Strafach, a mobile security expert known for iOS hacking. Strafach only works to find vulnerabilities on iOS, so it's unclear if the app is pulling this stunt on Android users as well. 

What's strange about this particular discovery is that every iPhone user has the option to turn off location data for individual apps running the background. But AccuWeather is apparently disregarding this setting in order to send information to an ad firm named Reveal Mobile. Read more...

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