Gabe Weatherhead wrote about his concerns about iOS 8 key logging.
This is what I found (quoted from the documentation):
- All capabilities of a nonnetworked custom keyboard
- Keyboard can access Location Services and Address Book, with user permission
- Keyboard and containing app can employ a shared container
- Keyboard can send keystrokes and other input events for server-side processing
- Containing app can provide editing interface for keyboard’s custom autocorrect lexicon
- Via containing app, keyboard can employ iCloud to ensure settings and autocorrect lexicon are up to date on all devices
- Via containing app, keyboard can participate in Game Center and In-App Purchase
- If keyboard supports mobile device management (MDM), it can work with managed apps
My interpretation of the documentation is that a keyboard extension can enable network access if it is for the purpose of improving the application. What improvements warrant this, is up to the app developer.
It is a concern I share as well. Why would a keyboard need to send keystrokes?
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