Smith, Mike. "iPhone games accused of stealing phone numbers." http://videogames.yahoo.com. 6 November 2009.

iPhone apps from the gaming company Storm8 have been accused of stealing the phone numbers of the people who downloaded their apps. They used a "backdoor" to steal the phone number of anyone that plays their games. Storm8's games have been downloaded 20 million times. Storm8 claimed it was a bug that did it, but others say that that would be impossible to accidently do that 20 million times. After charges were filed, Storm8 claims to have removed code, but one investigator is still looking into it.

It's scary to think about how easy it would be for someone to steal your phone number to give to advertising agencies or marketers. It's a risky move to download something without knowing who created it, but millions of people do it everyday. I would suggest to iPhone users to look up the company who created the app before they download it onto their personal phone. You can never be to careful when it involves your personal life.