Tuesday, April 25, 2017

LinkedIn app’s oversharing via Bluetooth sparks alarm

From Sophos Naked Security:

LinkedIn app’s oversharing via Bluetooth sparks alarm

"Geez, LinkedIn, you are one pushy app! If you’re not spamming users’ contacts (and getting sued for it), you’re pawing our Bluetooth – even after we thought you’d gone home for the night!

News of LinkedIn’s latest market-the-beejezus-out-of-us stunt came on Thursday, when security researcher Rik Ferguson spotted a proclamation from LinkedIn about wanting to make data available to nearby Bluetooth devices, “even when you’re not using the app”."

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