Apple Ignored Warning on Address-Book Access
February 27, 2012
Apple was warned as long ago as 2010 that the popular Gowalla location-sharing iPhone app was uploading users' address books without alerting them. This raises questions about why Apple didn't do then what it announced it would do recently. In a statement, the company said software upgrades for iPhones would be issued to protect users from the practice, which is forbidden.
Apple Ignored Warning on Address-Book Access