Starbucks 'Chose Convenience Over Security' In Leaving iOS App Vulnerable

Is it better for mobile apps to be easy-to-use, or secure? It’s a question that app developers constantly grapple with in the face of a competitive landscape, and it can sometimes take a data breach like Snapchat's to push them in the latter direction.  Earlier this week security researcher Daniel Wood disclosed his findings on how was storing data about users of its iOS app in plain text and locally on a device, making passwords and even geolocation data about users vulnerable to theft if the wrong kind of hacker got hold of their iPhone.