News Summary

The popular call-recording app Neon has gone offline following the discovery of a significant security flaw. The app, which compensated users for recording their phone calls and sold this data to AI companies, was found to have a vulnerability that allowed logged-in users to access other users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts. TechCrunch reported the flaw, prompting Neon founder Alex Kiam to take the app’s servers offline and notify users about the pause in service. However, there has been no announcement on when Neon might resume operations or what security measures will be implemented. Neon’s quick rise to becoming the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store has been overshadowed by these serious data privacy concerns.