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"  Security researcher Daniel Wood discovered in November that Starbucks stores its customers&amp;#039; password information on its mobile app in clear text. That means anyone who gained access to someone else&amp;#039;s phone could then easily use the person&amp;#039;s account to order a potentially unlimited amount of Starbucks offerings. According to Computerworld, Wood was given the runaround by Starbucks after attempting to alert the company to the issue, so naturally he took to the internet to explain his findings. Only then did Starbucks respond almost immediately, with an open letter to all customers explaining the mobile app&amp;#039;s security and stating that an update was released, &amp;quot;which adds extra layers of protection.&amp;quot; Grub Street reports that Wood is still skeptical of this new release, however, especially after he was still able to view his password in unencrypted text along with alarming geolocation information. While a thief being able to use your account to buy a coffee at Starbucks definitely isn&amp;#039;t the worst fraudulent offense, app users should nonetheless be able to assume that their accounts are safe. Especially those who use the same password for multiple logins. What do you think about the safety of Starbucks&amp;#039; mobile app? Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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