* breathes in *
Fuccccccccckkkkkk thiiiisssssss. How this sketchy call recording app got to #2 in the Apple App Store is beyond me.
Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms | TechCrunch
A new call recording app is gaining traction for offering to pay users for voice data from calls, which is sold to AI companies.
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Link author: 
Sarah Perez 馃挋@Sarahp@mastodon.social
Well, it somehow got even worse.
After taking a look at the Neon app, I found a major security flaw that allowed any logged-in user to access the phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts of any other user.
I alerted the company's founder, Alex Kiam, to the security lapse, and he pulled Neon offline soon after.
Exclusive: Neon takes down app after exposing users' phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts
Call recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged-in user to access the call recordings and transcripts of any other user.
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Link author: 
Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social
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I have seen lots of "security researcher tells journalist about bug to get their help in getting it fixed" news stories.
But I don't remember seeing a "journalist at a well-known outlet finds security bug themselves" story before.
