Another example of why cyber security and product design is critical...
It is unclear if this was done as an attempt to gain information for advertising purposes or a Chinese government effort to collect intelligence.
However, it was apparently carried out by design and was not a bug, and offers a frightening example of how companies can manipulate technology to compromise privacy and monitor cellphone behavior, The Times reported.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/software-cellphones-secret-data/2016/11/16/id/759176/