On: Uber app can secretly record your iPhone screen thanks to special ‘entitlement’

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I'd say the permission is valid (seems to be direct fb access or something similar), but should be allowed only in very specific cases

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>I'd say the permission is valid (seems to be direct fb access or something similar), but should be allowed only in very specific cases

Maybe, but then the user should explictly authorize it AND it should be optional, if this is not the case, then it should not exist.

In any case, it does sound a bit shady that such permission exists at all and - according to the article - Apple "can decide" who can use it.

It seems like there are "class A" and "class B" developers rated by Apple and given (or denied) this "permission".

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And only if a blue/red status bar is shown while this API is in use, and e.g. 5 seconds afterwards.

Still, Uber could detect when your phone is on the table and quickly take screenshots. This is very prone to abuse, some log should be available for auditing.