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Every time you quit an application that integrates Pinch Media, the following data gets transferred to Pinch Media: iPhone UUID (the unique ID of your iPhone), Iphone Software release, iPod/iPhone version, a timestamp when application usage started, a timestamp when application usage ended and (if you allowed it) the longitude and lattitude values of your position.

The list of applications using Pinch Media is available at the bottom of their home page.

While I agree that it isn’t particularly nefarious (it’s not like Aurora Feint uploading the entire contents of your Address Book), it’s just not right. The iPhone UDID is a private identifier that you have no business passing around the network unless you have a good use for it (such as the upcoming Web is Pink application that lets you sign into the chat without an e-mail or password, simply identified by your UDID). Same thing for geolocation, which also drains the battery faster.