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Rogue Android App Allegedly Destroying G1 Memory, Installing Adware [App Market Scam]
Gizmodo —
... User “kr33p1n” (via Geek.com) said, “Doesn’t work at all erased my phone numbers and froze my phone.” User "Mark" added, “Do not download. Destroyed my memory card/system delete. Then my email was spammed. TMobile can’t stop you from downloading this! So don’t!” ...
iBluetooth to bring file transfers to jailbroken iPhones
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... As with all hacked applications, we urge caution when installing, you don't want something like "this" to happen. (This = Android app that erases memory and installs spyware.) ...
Linkpost | 1.26.2009
TechBlog —
... - Long Zheng shows how to use photo feeds to add content for Win7 backgrounds. • Android app destroying G1 users' memory? - Is this app actually causing physical damage to the phones? • ...
Android application deleting data from T-Mobile G1 phones
Obsessable News Feed —
... Conversations: Android app destroying G1 users’ memory? | Geek.com [geek.com] ...
Rogue Android app said to be wiping G1 user data
Engadget Mobile —
... PSA: you should probably cancel that MemoryUp Personal download from the Android Market. Like, right now. According to legions of T-Mobile G1 users who gave the program a go, it's pretty much an abject disaster. The app bills itself as being "a handy memory ...
Android App Frees G1 Memory by Wiping Absolutely Everything Useful
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... totally bork your G1, it does a poor job of clearing memory anyway. This may be the unfortunate reality of Android’s open source philosophy - the Market could continue to host faulty or poorly-done applications because everyone has the power to write one. User reviews can be faked, and heavy policing is not only impractical, but counter Android’s vision. Has anyone had the misfortune of trying out MemoryUp? Feel free to comment with your horror stories.
[Geek via Giz]
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G1 MemoryUp App Deletes Data And More Bad Stuff (Warning)
Ubergizmo —
... Tens of thousands of downloads have already occurred, but hopefully, you'll read this before being the next one. [via Geek.com, ...
New Android Application to Wipe Out T-Mobile G1’s Memory
PhoneArea.net —
... source Geek.com
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'Rogue' Googlephone App Raises Questions About Android's Open Policy
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... for the phone making the device run smoother and up its battery life. The application is available for free to try and a full version costs $15 for two years use.
However, some users on the online Android Community forum complained that the program destroys the data on their phone by removing contacts, calendar items and corrupts the memory of the phone.
“Doesn’t work at all erased my phone numbers and froze my phone," allegedly wrote a user according to the Geek.com site.
The application's developers deny those claims. "We are very ...
Android G1 Malware Should Have Been Avoided
The Gadgets Weblog —
... a nasty situation all around. Now, even if the application is not intentional Malware, it is destroying handsets. If the Android Storefront had an approval and evaluation process like the Apple iTunes App Store, this would have been avoided. At the same time, how many other Android apps, many of which are great, would not have been approved. This is the old Liberty vs. Safety argument. Are draconian approval processes worth the safety, or does the freedom of choice trump safety? via Geek.com
Android app MemoryUp Personal wipes G1 data
Phones Review —
... as “a handy memory optimizer tool that will keep your Android smartphone running faster and efficiently,” however according to numerous reports from G1 users the app actually wipes a heap load of data from your T-Mobile G1.
Reports have been heard on the devil app clearing SD cards to completely wiping your contacts list and several G1ers have called the application a scam. Seems the Android Market made one big boo-boo in letting this one through.
Source – geek
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Google's "Open" Phone, Open to Attack?
ReadWriteWeb —
... Whether or not MemoryUp actually destroyed personal data and spammed people's contacts, as it was said to have done, is unknown. However, it would have been difficult for it to have accomplished those things. The app required no special privileges to install, so it's hard to imagine how it could have accessed the data and email addresses or how it could have sent out the spam. Also, for what it's worth, the company behind the app adamantly denies the claims. Says ...
Android app uproar sparks debate over open app store model
(Obsolete Feed) —
... An Android Market application has become the center of a fire storm of controversy after users accused it of wiping data from memory cards and spamming contacts. MemoryUp Personal, distributed by ...
