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iPhone dev accused of harvesting player phone numbers
joystiq.com - 24 days ago
iPhone dev accused of harvesting player phone numbers
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As if, in this world of economic hardship and international strife, you need another thing to worry about. iPhone developer Storm8 has been accused of stealing the phone numbers of players that downloaded its apps like Vampires Live and Zombies Live in a suit filed in San Francisco on behalf ...
boingboing.net - 26 days ago
iPhone game dev accused of stealing players' phone numbers
— boingboing.net — vampireslivethumb.jpg Iphone game developer Storm8 exploited an "electronic backdoor" to learn the phone numbers of players, according... to a class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco. Filed on behalf of Lynnwood, WA resident Michael Turner, the suit ... (more) iPhone game dev accused of stealing players' phone ...

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Apple Comments On iPhone Numbers Being Stolen By Games
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 24 days ago
Apple Comments On iPhone Numbers Being Stolen By Games
— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — A class-action lawsuit filed in San Francisco wants to take iPhone game developer Storm8 to task for... what it calls "malicious software code." The suit accuses Storm8 of exploiting a backdoor method to retrieve users' phone numbers without their ... (more) Apple Comments On iPhone Numbers Being Stolen By Games

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revenuerobot.com - 25 days ago
Tools to Build Your Own iPhone Application
— revenuerobot.com — ( photo: credits ) I was recently reading an interesting article over on ReadWriteWeb that provided 13... Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App . Which is great for anyone looking to build your own iPhone application. If you recall I recently posted an article on Starting an iPhone ... (more) Tools to Build Your Own iPhone Application

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iPhone Developer Accused of Using Games to Harvest Phone Numbers
1UP RSS feed — ... like one of those annoying local advertisements for personal injury attorneys, here it is: If you or someone you love recently purchased and played an iPhone game from developer Storm8, such as iMobsters or Vampires Live, it appears your phone number may have been collected without your consent. Or, at least, that's what Lynnwood, WA resident Michael Turner is accusing the company of doing in a class action lawsuit he recently filed (BoingBoing, via Joystiq). According to the lawsuit, Storm8 is accused of exploiting an ...

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