If this was a normal app, I'd be much more likely to agree with you.
Coming from the people caused Apple to issue an OS update to prevent them from stealing contacts... it deserves outrage. But 90% of that should be pointed at Path.
I don't agree with the article's stance that Path found a way to be jerks again, so clearly Apple screwed up. Phonebook access should have been restricted, but for this one the user has to select the photo, Path can't just read every photo and steal that information, so it's not nearly as serious as last year.
Again, they didn't "cause" Apple to issue an update alone. The same method for building Find Friends features was used by thousands of social apps, and Path was just a hot target for the media at the time. It was certainly a privacy concern, but obviously not malicious intent.
Coming from the people caused Apple to issue an OS update to prevent them from stealing contacts... it deserves outrage. But 90% of that should be pointed at Path.
I don't agree with the article's stance that Path found a way to be jerks again, so clearly Apple screwed up. Phonebook access should have been restricted, but for this one the user has to select the photo, Path can't just read every photo and steal that information, so it's not nearly as serious as last year.