Path has released a new version of the app which asks for permission before it sends your address book to its servers and has blogged about the episode.
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ericfloEric FlorenzanoInfluentialUntil Apple makes a dialog to ask whether an app can access your address book (like location & push), this will happen: http://t.co/kTU1ZWTS
iamclovinArun ThampiSome late night poking around with mitmproxy led to this: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to it's servers http://t.co/pxb2dC68
holgrHolger EilhardTrying to reproduce on clean device now: Path uploads your entire iPhone address book to it’s servers – http://t.co/4B4fESeQ /cc @mpanzarino