Andreas Odegard - AppNewser http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser App News and Reviews. What to Use? How to Build? Copyright 2013 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:34:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Why Apps Shouldn’t Be Able To Auto Post Tweets From Users There are plenty of apps that ask for access to your Facebook or Twitter account to use. But most don’t post questionable content on your behalf.

Which is why when tech journalist for Pocketables Andreas Odegard gave Twitter access to update his Oxford Deluxe Dictionary app (which is powered by the Japanese company Enfour), he wasn’t expecting the company to send a message from his Twitter account. Let alone a tweet that read, “How about we all stop using pirated iOS apps? I promise to stop. I really will. #softwarepirateconfession.”

Essentially the app’s update 4.1.4 which claims, “Update now! Very important,” “Crucial maintenance release,” seemed to be a way to use Twitter to stop users from bootlegging apps. This is a very bad idea. Not only are there legal issues regarding using a person’s Twitter, but Odegard actually paid for the $54.99 app. continued…

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]]> Dianna Dilworth http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/why-apps-shouldnt-be-able-to-auto-post-tweets-from-users_b28615#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/why-apps-shouldnt-be-able-to-auto-post-tweets-from-users_b28615 http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/?p=28615 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:04:21 +0000