Stealing Your Address Book ⇥

Dustin Curtis:

Usually, when I am curious about something Apple has done, I try to understand the design thinking that went into the decision. In this case, I can’t think of a rational reason for why Apple has not placed any protections on Address Book in iOS.

Apple has been very clear about their stance on applications asking for specific user data. Steve Jobs himself noted that whenever an app requests location data, the API itself throws up a confirmation dialogue. It’s perplexing that there are no similar provisions in place whenever an app requests personal data.