Storing passwords in plaintext is a bad idea . You ’d remember that the smarties at Netflix and Foursquare would know well . Butthe Wall Street Journal reportstheir Android version — and other apps — do no such thing . Not good .
According to certificate firmviaForensics , the the Netflix , Foursquare , and LinkedIn apps for Android are storing your passwords without a trace of encryption . Square ’s apps for both Android and iOS are vulnerable as well — albeit otherwise — unwrap dealings and digital touch story to jimmy hacker fingers .
Any reception , fellas ? Foursquare , LinkedIn , and Netflix have all eject mea clupas , saying they ’re “ work on ” fixes for the unencrypted vitals . Square , on the other hand , blames world credit card touchstone for the data their app holds . Keep that in mind next time you swipe your card through someone ’s telephone set . [ WSJ ]
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