It doesn’t come as much of a surprise but Apple recently pulled the unofficial WikiLeaks iPhone application from the App Store. What issurprising however is that Apple allowed it to be entered to the App Store in the first place. Released just a few days ago, the controversial app in question was selling for $1.99 and served up access to the documents that make WikiLeaks what it is.

The application – although not affiliated with WikiLeaks or its founder Julian Assange – also connected users with the @wikileaks official Twitter feed. But as of today, those who click the app’s likn in the App Store get the following message: “Your request could not be completed. The item you requested is not available in the US store.”

The move may put Apple at risk for a distributed-denial-of-service attack, of DDoS, from Assange supporters. A DDoS attack floods a target site with external requests, making it nearly impossible for the site to function normally. Hackers sympathetic to Assange have claimed credit for similar attacks on Amazon and PayPal.

Igor Barinov, the app’s developer confirmed that Apple yanked the app from the App Store. Apple iself is yet to respond to formal requests for comment on the matter. Apple isn’t the only one who is trying to gain distance from the controversial website and all of its related materials though. Since November, the likes of Amazon, PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, and Bank of America have ended all business, banking, and financial relationships with WikiLeaks.

[Source: Washington Post]

Authors: TechHead

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