Apple is asking application developers to remove or disclose the use of analytics codes that allow them to record user interactions with their iPhone apps - or to remove faces from app stores
In an email, a spokesman for Apple said, "Protecting user privacy is of utmost importance to the Apple ecosystem." Our App Store Review Guidelines require that applications require explicitly the user's approval and provide clear visual guidance when recording, recording or taking notes on his activity. "
"We have informed developers that they violate these strict privacy requirements and guidelines and will take immediate action if necessary," the spokesman said.
This follows a TechCrunch survey that revealed that large companies, such as Expedia, Hollister and Hotels.com, were using third-party analytics tools to record each tap and drag in the app ...
In an email, a spokesman for Apple said, "Protecting user privacy is of utmost importance to the Apple ecosystem." Our App Store Review Guidelines require that applications require explicitly the user's approval and provide clear visual guidance when recording, recording or taking notes on his activity. "
"We have informed developers that they violate these strict privacy requirements and guidelines and will take immediate action if necessary," the spokesman said.
This follows a TechCrunch survey that revealed that large companies, such as Expedia, Hollister and Hotels.com, were using third-party analytics tools to record each tap and drag in the app ...
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