Retailer Westfield has pulled the "Find My Car" option from its iPhone app due to privacy concerns, The Australian reports. The move follows an analyst's findings that the number plates of vehicles parked at its Bondi Junction centre were publicly available due to unencrypted transmission of details. Westfield said it addressed the issue upon discovering the vulnerability, and that the Find My Car option is disabled until it can be "modified to ensure that data cannot be accessed online." The retailer added, "In terms of privacy, the application does not contravene the Privacy Act in so far as number plates are not 'personal information' and are therefore not subject to that act."
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