torbrowser in the apple app store is fake

Tor Browser in the Apple App Store is fake. It's full of adware and spyware. Two users have called to complain. We should have it removed.

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Filed complaint with Apple on 26 December 2013.

Fake app is at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tor-browser/id712805884?mt=8

Apple responded today with chance for author to defend their app.

was going to report this, too. thanks for beating me to it!

Trac:
Username: browserprivacy

Trac:
Cc: N/A to mcs

I have just sent another email to appstorenotices@apple.com.

Sent another email to appstorenotices@.

Maybe we need to change the email to include the registration numbers and USPTO registered address to make them respond.

Or maybe we need to bypass their process, since it's been weeks and they're still putting our users at risk?

Or said another way, when do we start involving our personal contacts at Apple? And when do we start making a public fuss?

I think naming and shaming is now in order. Apple has been putting users at risk for months now.

I mailed Window Snyder and Jon Callas to see if they can get us past the bureaucracy.

Otherwise I guess plan C is to get high-profile people on Twitter to ask Apple why it likes harming people who care about privacy. (I hope plan B works.)

I just sent Tim Cook an email about this linking to the SCmagazine article about it, which includes a link to this ticket. Sometimes Steve Jobs responded to and acted on such emails. Maybe Cook will, too.

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Username: 4camelswalking

Email from App Store Notices:

We have removed the app listed below from the App Store. Please allow some time for our systems to refresh. We trust that this resolves your concerns.

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Resolution: N/A to fixed
Status: new to closed

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Resolution: fixed to N/A
Status: closed to reopened

Please do not close tickets assigned to me. This isn't over. Our lawyers are still expecting a response from Apple.

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Username: beej
Cc: mcs to mcs, trac.torproject.org@beej.org

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Resolution: N/A to implemented
Status: reopened to closed

closed

mentioned in issue #20873 (moved)