Do you use LinkedIn's mobile app on your iPhone or iPad. If you do, then you need to hear this. The New York Times is reporting that the LinkedIn mobile app for iOS is transmitting calendar entries, which may include details of meeting locations, dial-in information, passwords, meeting notes and more, to LinkedIn's servers – all without the user's knowledge. Two mobile security researchers Yair Amit and Adi Sharaban found out that the mobile app has an opt-in feature which allows users to view calendar entries within the app. But the crux of the problem happens when users will opt into the feature.
Ubergizmo, LinkedIn's mobile app transmits user data to its servers without you knowing it
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