Edison bug allowed access to other user’s email accounts

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The developers behind Edison Mail have rolled back an update to the email app issued on Friday, after some users discovered a security issue in a new synchronization feature where other people’s accounts were accessible….

Edison was identified in February as one of a number of apps that gathered data on its users, monitoring the contents of user messages to provide one-click buttons for actions and canned responses. In the February report, it was alleged Edison sold data to finance, travel, and e-commerce customers derived by scraping user emails…

https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/05/16/edison-bug-allowed-access-to-other-users-email-accounts-for-10-hours

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