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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. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 20 February 2025
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Type | Public |
| Industry | Software |
| Official website | https://adobe.com/ |
Adobe is a software company based in America, specializing in software for creative applications, such as video editing, photo manipulation, animation, or illustration.
Incidents
Transition to subscription based software
Adobe initially distributed their software with perpetual licenses, where the user would only pay once for the right to own and use a copy of an application (or, through Adobe's Creative Suite, a collection of applications). In 2011, Adobe introduced Creative Cloud, a service that gave users access to all of Adobe's current software for a monthly fee; Creative Cloud eventually superseded Creative Suite and all of Adobe's perpetual licenses, and as of today, the only way to access up-to-date Adobe software officially is through Creative Cloud.
Read more:
Adobe Lightroom: Perpetual to Subscription Transition
Adobe Sued by FTC Over Hidden Fees in Subscription Plans
Alleged use of user data for AI training
Read more:
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.[1]
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.
References
- Wikipedia contributors (2025-02-03). "Adobe Inc". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- Rossmann, Louis (2024-06-07). "Adobe roofies all of their customers". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-01-15.