Apple has revoked researcher Charlie Miller’s developer status after he
created a proof-of-concept application that allowed “unapproved code to
run on iPhones and iPads” and managed to fool Apple into approving it
for sale in the App Store. The application that Miller wrote and put in
the App Store appeared to simply track stock share prices; the exploit
operated behind the scenes and allowed Miller to spy on people who had
installed his app. Apple has fixed the flaw exploited by Miller’s
application. The iOS Developer Program allows Apple to ban Miller
because his actions “violated [terms of] the developer agreement.”
