Starbucks admits its iPhone app stores unencrypted passwords, location data

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By Cody LeeJan 16, 2014, 4:30 am371 pts
Following a report from security researcher Daniel Wood, Starbucks executives admitted this week that the company’s mobile app stores user names and passwords in clear text, with no encryption. It also keeps a record of unsecured geolocation data. The problem with this, Wood says, is that by connecting your…

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