Microsoft SwiftKey controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2016
Personal data appeared in unrelated SwiftKey suggestions
Users reported that personal details and inappropriate or unexpected terms appeared as predictions for people without an apparent prior connection. SwiftKey disabled cloud synchronization for word suggestions and released an update intended to prevent recurrence.
2015
Samsung-installed SwiftKey language-pack vulnerability
NowSecure reported a vulnerability in SwiftKey software pre-installed on Samsung devices, involving the keyboard's language-pack update process. Samsung issued security and firmware updates to mitigate the issue. Reporting also emphasized that the exposure was connected to Samsung's implementation of the keyboard system.