06.10.2009 06:05 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com

About MogoRoad Affair and MSISDN

Couple of days ago, a story related to an iPhone App developed in Switzerland made quite some buzz on the net as some websites concluded that it was a security breach in Apple's iPhone OS. Indeed, same sites claimed that developers could obtained the telephone number of customers downloading and making use of their application, creating a potential conflict regarding personal data storage and handling. Those personal details to be recovered are known as MSISDN. We then asked to mobile phone carriers if such data could be effectively retrieved, and hereafter is a summary of what we learned: In France, this is even a service available from the three main carriers, and developers or third-parties offering a service (on demand or SMS, etc) can purchase this program. However, if carriers can obtained all MSISDN details, each customer is tagged with a unique ID, and this is IS that is provided to developers or third-parties. In other words, they can generate bills linked to the use of online s

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