Traitorware

In 2010, Apple tried to patent a spyware technology, which was called as “traitoware” by the organizations. With this traitoware, iPhone can take a flashless, undetectable photo of the user, his surroundings and it also records the user’s voice, their “vibration signature” and even the heartbeat to create a unique identity for the user. If anybody tried to hack or jailbreak the device, which Apple calls “un-authorized access,” company can remotely shut down or lock the entire device without user’s permission. This has created a cause of suspicion among the privacy watchdogs as the company can secretly access all information related to a user. The Electronic Frontiers Australia defended the patent saying Apple can use it to spy on its customers and control the way its customers use products and even use it to retaliate against users.