iPhone apps steal your private data

[speculatrix]

well, they can, if they want to...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10446402-245.html :eek:


but then any maemo apps could access any non-root-only part of the file system too

[Laughing Man]

In the end it's a matter of trust, how much do you trust whatever application you are installing to not do bad things.

[thp]

but then any maemo apps could access any non-root-only part of the file system too

You can do whatever you like (with root privileges) in the postinst script of your Debian package, as it gets run with root privileges during installation.

[Fargus]

In the end it's a matter of trust, how much do you trust whatever application you are installing to not do bad things.

Worrying thing here though is that the apps came through Apple's supposidly checked app store. That tends to be viewed as a safe place. I wonder if the apps in Nokia's OVI store are similarly checked?

[Laughing Man]

Worrying thing here though is that the apps came through Apple's supposidly checked app store. That tends to be viewed as a safe place. I wonder if the apps in Nokia's OVI store are similarly checked?

Doubtfully, since there are apps that will call unoptified dependencies. For example see the TuneWiki Social Media Player, the app itself is optified, but the dependencies are not so it adds 10 MBs to your rootfs.

Unless not installing anything to rootfs is not a requirement to get into the Ovi Store.

[Rob1n]

Doubtfully, since there are apps that will call unoptified dependencies. For example see the TuneWiki Social Media Player, the app itself is optified, but the dependencies are not so it adds 10 MBs to your rootfs.

Unless not installing anything to rootfs is not a requirement to get into the Ovi Store.

Most apps (wherever they're from) have unoptified dependencies somewhere down the line, as it seems to be Nokia's position to install all libraries onto the rootfs.