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=== User documents forced into the cloud with no opt-out === | |||
Some of Adobe's iPad applications, including but not limited to digital painting app Adobe Fresco and document scanning app Adobe Scan, require an account and do not offer any option to opt out of syncing all documents created in these apps with Adobe's cloud servers. There is no end-to-end encryption, i.e. Adobe has full access to all these files. Disabling internet access makes it possible to work offline, but any files created in these apps then immediately sync to the cloud in the background as soon as the device is connected to a network again. | |||
=== Spying on users' eBook reading activities === | |||
In 2014, it was revealed that the popular Adobe Editions eBook reading app reported extensive information about users' reading habits back to Adobe. This included several unique identifiers, which books were added to the app, when which one was opened for how long, percentage read, and page navigation information.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/</ref> | |||
Moreover, all this information was transmitted completely unencrypted in plain text. This meant that even someone who was just on the same Starbucks WiFi would have been able track their reading activities in realtime, entirely undetected. | |||
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