Apple takes down Trend Micro Mac apps that collected, stored user data

Ars Technica
By Valentina PalladinoSep 11, 2018, 5:20 pm1.3k ptsHotTop
Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple removed several anti-malware apps from its Mac App Store after the apps were found to export users' browser histories. All of the apps in question are made by the cyber-security company Trend Micro, which initially denied the allegations but has since issued an apology…

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