BitDefender’s iOS privacy app protects data

Bitdefender’s has released a new Clueful security app, which the company says will empower users to distinguish privacy violating apps free of charge.

The antivirus solutions provider says the new app, specifically for iPhone, offers crucial privacy information for users.

Available for free, users are informed of apps that are careless with usernames and passwords, track location, read and use address books, access calendars, drain a device’s battery, overly target users with ads, don't encrypt personal data or transmissions, track and aggregate the owner’s usage through multiple analytics networks, and more.

Alongside access to top app listing information, users can now add comments on any app’s clue card and comment on how developers handle their privacy.

“The iPhone is the most personal of your personal devices, storing large amounts of private information that app developers would love to access,” says Bitdefender’s chief security researcher, Catalin Cosoi.

“We feel Clueful is one of the most useful and valuable tools available to consumers and are excited to relaunch it.

“We’re putting Clueful out as a comprehensive, full-featured guide to iOS apps with added social features and are preparing further advances for this new technology.”