full-disclosure - Re: G+ app steals images

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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:40:44 +0100
From: Jacqui Caren <jacqui.caren@...world.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: G+ app steals images

On 24/10/2011 03:45, Tõnu Samuel wrote:
>
> FYI, G+ app on Android just steals any images you make using camera. I
> just made photo using camera and minute later it appeared on
> https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5ep3-OdJSCY/TqTL05oMWzI/AAAAAAAAAs4/luE-w5IE3ZE/s800/DSC_0107.JPG without my permission. Google claims that this image is visible only to me. Clearly this is not true.

It also scans your contact lists without permission. I have tried various app-protect tools and
g+ circumvents the rights access mechanisms used by a "normal" app. This means anyone r-enging
g+ will be able to access contacts etc circumventing normal rights management.

G+ - a demo of how to hack android the "google way" :-)

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