Read the full announcement on the AccuWeather site, or visit the iTunes site to read the version 10.5.3 updates notes in full. At no time did AccuWeather access the data." We were unaware of this possibility and the vendor assures us that at no time was this data used by the vendor.
The company states in the notes that "This update removes an SDK from a third-party vendor because it may have inadvertently transmitted data after users had opted-out of location services. The company has provided an additional statement within the AccuWeather app version 10.5.3 update notes on the iTunes website. To add a location I'll type in a city in the search box at the top and then at the bottom there's an 'Add' button to delete a city, tap on that search box to show the listing of saved cities, and long-press to delete unwanted ones. Compare this response to the response obtained from the City Search with Translation query for 'Roma. Our next step was to update the IOS app and remove Reveal Mobile completely." Searches the specified language for the queried city name and returns results in the specified language. "Once we became aware of this situation we took immediate action to verify the operation and quickly disabled the SDK from the IOS app.
"AccuWeather's app employed a Software Development Kit (SDK) from a third-party vendor (Reveal Mobile) that inadvertently allowed Wi-Fi router data to be transmitted to this third-party vendor," the company states in its announcement. The company has just released version 10.5.3 of the AccuWeather app for iOS which removes the Reveal Mobile SDK. If the report is in the wrong spot press the undo button to delete it. Many users posted on Twitter that they would no longer use the AccuWeather app due to the location-based data sharing behavior. The app uses your current GPS location, so please only submit reports while you. If you want to set a new home location, tap and hold the new city until the phone vibrates slightly. If AccuWeather is not on the home screen, you can still open up this application through the 'Apps' menu. Earlier this week, security researcher Will Strafach published an article on Medium that warns users the AccuWeather iOS app sends location information such as GPS coordinates and Wi-Fi router name to Reveal Mobile. How do I change location on AccuWeather To begin, open AccuWeather. Go into settings, apps and then force close then app. You can also switch your location to another city and then switch it back for recent results. Once this is updated the app will continue to display the newest results. AccuWeather has announced that the Reveal Mobile SDK has been removed from its iOS app due to privacy concerns brought to the company’s attention by many of the app’s users. This will force the app to load the most recent available forecast.