"It collects a user’s browsing history, text messages, your phone’s SIM card number, subscriber identification, and even your voice mail password. It sends the data to a web site, www.imnet.us. That site is evidently owned by someone in Shenzhen, China."
Mobile security firm Lookout discovered the questionable app. While it is unclear why the app is collecting user data, the firm recommends caution, saying,
"Even good apps can be modified to turn bad after a lot of people download it.... Users absolutely have to pay attention to what they download."
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