Microsoft WP7 Mobile Phone System camera illegally tracks user coordinates

RafaelRivera, a hacker dedicated to WindowsPhone mobile phone cracking, found that WindowsPhone7 mobile phone uses the camera program's mobile phone user location information without the user's permission. RafaelRivera observes the WindowsPhone system to send and receive data packets and finds that the WP7 mobile phone after the camera program is used even if the user chooses not to share the geographical location

Rafael Rivera, a hacker dedicated to Windows Phone cracking, found that Windows Phone 7

The mobile phone uses the camera program to display user location information without the user's permission.

Rafael Rivera finds that, even if you choose not to share data packets

After the camera program is used, the WP7 mobile phone will still send the geographic location to the Microsoft Server.

If this is the case, Microsoft had previously claimed that it would have swallowed up its own mouth if it had not collected user information.

A Microsoft spokesman said earlier that the company is investigating the claims proposed by users in the privacy infringement lawsuit,

Microsoft will also take such problems seriously with the highest priority. Microsoft's goal is to provide users

The Safe Operating System has been implementing this goal during the design of the WP system.

Rafael Rivera indicates that the data packets sent by the camera program are more like the device information sent by the system, including the power level,

MAC address, GUID-based identifier, and Wireless Access Point information, which are directly sent to the Microsoft Server.

But the real problem is whether Microsoft saves the information and stores it on its own server. If the information is saved,

This discovery is sufficient for Microsoft to review the user's claim.