Apple’s app stores open new privacy window for customers
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple’s app stores open new privacy window for customers

Associated Press  

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple has begun spelling out what kinds of personal information is being collected by the digital services displayed in its app stores for iPhones and other products made by the trendsetting company. Starting Monday, the additional disclosures will begin to appear in apps made for iPads, Mac computers and Apple’s TV streaming device, as well as its biggest moneymaker, the iPhone. Apple announced the changes were coming six months ago as part of an effort to help its customers gain a better understanding of how apps monitor their habits, tastes and whereabouts. The changes were worked out with European regulators and mesh with Apple’s efforts to position itself as a trustworthy guardian of its customers’ privacy — an issue CEO Tim Cook has been framing a “fundamental human right.” In the process, Cook has been taking veiled shots at Google and Facebook, which make most of their money from digital ads that are driven by the mining of personal information.

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Apple charged with abuse of power over app tracking tool by German regulator
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Apple charged with abuse of power over app tracking tool by German regulator

The Hindu  

The German antitrust authority has charged Apple with abusing its market power through its app tracking tool and giving itself preferential treatment in a move that could result in daily fines for the iPhone maker if it fails to change its business practices. The move follows a three-year investigation by the Federal Cartel Office into Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature, …

Data privacy: Consumer Reports’ app Permission Slip asks companies to not collect or sell your data.
55 years, 3 months ago

Data privacy: Consumer Reports’ app Permission Slip asks companies to not collect or sell your data.

Slate  

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. On each card, you can click a button to see a summary of the specific types of data the company collects about its users and then choose how you want Permission Slip to help you. Related From Slate They See You When You’re Shopping Of course, in order …

Should You Let Apps Track You? Here's What Tech Pros Personally Choose
1 year, 5 months ago

Should You Let Apps Track You? Here's What Tech Pros Personally Choose

Huff Post  

Bronek Kaminski via Getty Images Apps can track your location and even lifestyle choices if you choose to allow them to. It’s a question that users have asked a lot since 2021 when Apple phones began a policy called App Tracking Transparency, which forbids app makers from tracking user activity across other apps without permission. Apps like Uber or DoorDash …

Apple to reveal more details about app removals from its App Store
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple to reveal more details about app removals from its App Store

The Hindu  

Apple has assured to disclose more details about why it removes certain apps from its App Store, according to a report by Financial Times. The Cupertino-based company will also disclose how many apps it removes for violating App Store or developer licence agreement guidelines by country. Encrypted messaging tools WhatsApp and Signal are not allowed in China’s App Store, for …

Apple tracks user data while browsing App Store, warns report: All details
2 years, 4 months ago

Apple tracks user data while browsing App Store, warns report: All details

Live Mint  

A recent research has stated that Apple might be tracking user data via its App Store. Moreover, the tech giant has been tracking the App Store since the release of iOS 14.6 in May 2021, cites cybersecurity experts. Reportedly, Apple has been tracking App store activities since the company rolled out iOS 14.6 in May 2021. Cybersecurity researchers stated in …

How data from period-tracking and pregnancy apps could be used to prosecute pregnant people
2 years, 7 months ago

How data from period-tracking and pregnancy apps could be used to prosecute pregnant people

LA Times  

The Ovia pregnancy app, shown on a phone screen, was among the apps and wearable devices whose data privacy and security practices were examined by the Mozilla Foundation. Many popular reproductive health apps are lacking when it comes to protecting users’ data privacy, according to a new report highlighting the potential legal risk to people seeking an abortion. Many of …

Apple may start showing more ads on iPhones: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Apple may start showing more ads on iPhones: Report

Live Mint  

Apple is reportedly planning to bring ads to your iPhone and iPad. In the latest edition of Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that Apple VP Advertising Platforms Todd Teresi aims to increase annual revenue into the ‘double digits’, up from about $4 billion-per-year currently. According to him, the iPhone maker has already started testing search ads in the …

The Most Popular Period-Tracking Apps, Ranked by Data Privacy
2 years, 8 months ago

The Most Popular Period-Tracking Apps, Ranked by Data Privacy

Wired  

This not only shifts the burden of risk assessment to individual users, but also makes evaluating the privacy and security of apps difficult to begin with. While Stardust expresses a commitment to limiting the information they share with third parties, their policy states it could share information in order to “comply with or respond to law enforcement,” or to protect …

Meta announces new privacy policy for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger
2 years, 10 months ago

Meta announces new privacy policy for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger

The Hindu  

Meta, a California-based tech firm that owns social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it has ‘rewritten and redesigned’ its privacy policy to make it ‘easier to understand’ and also to ‘make it clearer’ to users how it used or shared their information. The updated Meta Privacy Policy that would kick in from July 26 would cover Facebook, Instagram, …

Apple's new ad highlights its app tracking transparency and mail privacy protection feature
2 years, 10 months ago

Apple's new ad highlights its app tracking transparency and mail privacy protection feature

India Today  

Apple’s latest ad depicts how the iPhone’s app tracking transparency feature and mail privacy protection save your data from getting auctioned. She then uses the app Tracking Transparency and Mail Privacy Protection, which removes the auctioneers from the scene. The ad also shows how data can be lost if users don't make use of Apple's App transparency feature and mail …

Google Play starts displaying Apple App Store like app privacy labels
2 years, 11 months ago

Google Play starts displaying Apple App Store like app privacy labels

India Today  

Google Play Store will now reveal a lot more about the apps you download than just descriptions. The Play Store is rolling out the much-needed app privacy labels that reveal what an app is collecting from the users. People with iPhones are familiar with the new feature that Google is rolling out because the App Store started displaying app privacy …

Facebook And YouTube Have Lost Billions Of Dollars Due To Apple's Privacy Features
2 years, 11 months ago

Facebook And YouTube Have Lost Billions Of Dollars Due To Apple's Privacy Features

News 18  

Apple last year launched its app tracking transparency feature that gives users the option of not letting apps track their behaviour. The App Tracking Transparency feature came with iOS 14.5 to stop developers from tracking users across websites and other apps. According to a report in Lotame, Apple?s App Tracking Transparency feature could cost big companies $16 billion. Apple?s App …

Google plans new Privacy Sandbox on Android, but it’s still a long way off
3 years, 1 month ago

Google plans new Privacy Sandbox on Android, but it’s still a long way off

Hindustan Times  

Google has outlined new tools that will limit sharing of user data with third parties on Android phones for the purpose of serving targeted advertising. Yet, Google is taking a lesser straightforward approach, unlike Apple’s aggressive clampdown on apps tracking user data without consent. The tech giant says that while they design and test new solutions that allow advertisers access …

Apple launches AirTag detector app for Android to boost privacy
3 years, 3 months ago

Apple launches AirTag detector app for Android to boost privacy

The Hindu  

Apple Inc said on Monday it had launched an Android app to help users scan nearby AirTags or other similar item trackers that might be traveling with them without their knowledge, in an effort to boost privacy. The Tracker Detect app, which Apple released on Google's Play Store, says that a user can scan to try to find AirTags or …

Google Play Store to get app privacy briefings in Feb 2022
3 years, 5 months ago

Google Play Store to get app privacy briefings in Feb 2022

India TV News  

Google Play Store to get app privacy briefings in Feb 2022 The data section is supposed to give consumers a quick and simple overview of what apps are doing with their information. Google will soon be making sure that the data privacy section will be made available for all Play Store apps starting Feb 22. According to The Verge, the …

Apple’s latest update gives users an easy way to report scams in the App Store
3 years, 5 months ago

Apple’s latest update gives users an easy way to report scams in the App Store

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Apple has updated its App Store with a new Report a Problem button …

Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision
3 years, 6 months ago

Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal judge ordered Apple …

Apple eases App Store rules again, to allow outside links for signups
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple eases App Store rules again, to allow outside links for signups

Business Standard  

The iPhone maker said late Wednesday that it's making a small adjustment to its strict App Store rules for developers of so-called reader apps, in order to resolve an investigation by regulators in Japan. Apple is relaxing rules to allow some app developers such as Spotify, Netflix and digital publishers to include an outside link so users can sign up …

Apple eases App Store rules again, to allow outside signups
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple eases App Store rules again, to allow outside signups

Associated Press  

LONDON — Apple is relaxing rules to allow some app developers such as Spotify, Netflix and digital publishers to include an outside link so users can sign up for paid subscription accounts. The iPhone maker said late Wednesday that it’s making a small adjustment to its strict App Store rules for developers of so-called reader apps, in order to resolve …

Apple Scores A Massive Privacy Victory For iPhone Users
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple Scores A Massive Privacy Victory For iPhone Users

News 18  

Social media network TikTok tried to bypass Apple’s App Tracking Transparency measures, in coordination with some other Chinese tech companies, but Apple called their bluff. In the belief that Apple wouldn’t be able to block their apps, particularly in the Chinese region, apps including TikTok and QQ attempted to make the switch to Chinese Advertising ID, or CAID, to circumvent …

Apple focus on app tracking transparency drives advertisers to spend more on Android
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple focus on app tracking transparency drives advertisers to spend more on Android

India Today  

Apple started rolling out its new App Tracking Transparency rules with iOS 14.5 for enhanced user privacy. Wall Street Journal quoted figures from ad analytics firm Tenjin noting that spending on iOS ad platforms dropped by approximately one-third between June and July and the advertising Android platforms increased by approximately 10 per cent at that time. Tinuiti research director Andy …

Apple's new app privacy report feature gives more power in hands of users
3 years, 9 months ago

Apple's new app privacy report feature gives more power in hands of users

India Today  

No Apple event is ever complete without a major part dedicated towards privacy features. The Apple Worldwide Developer Conference or WWDC 2021 was no different with the Cupertino-based tech giant announcing the new app privacy report feature which puts more power in the hands of users and allows them to decide how much access third-party apps gets. The announcements come …

Google to add privacy labels to Play Store apps
3 years, 10 months ago

Google to add privacy labels to Play Store apps

The Hindu  

Like Apple, Google is planning to add a new safety section in Play Store that will show what data apps collect and store, and how they use it. The tech giant said in a blog post that, “We’re pre-announcing an upcoming safety section in Google Play that will help people understand the data an app collects or shares, if that …

Facebook Wants Your 'Help' to Keep it Free, But Can You Trust it With Your Data?
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook Wants Your 'Help' to Keep it Free, But Can You Trust it With Your Data?

News 18  

Remember the good old days, when Facebook was all about creating the fanciest virtual farmland or being the baddest e-mafia you could be? Here’s where things get even better – explaining how they use the data that is received from users, Facebook states that letting them track you would help show you personalised As Zuckerberg deflected questions and scored a …

Apple vs Facebook: 96 Percent Users Disabling App Tracking So Far, Claims Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Apple vs Facebook: 96 Percent Users Disabling App Tracking So Far, Claims Report

News 18  

When Apple first announced the App Tracking Transparency feature, the move was largely appreciated by the privacy community – and not quite so by Facebook. Now, a brief while after the release of iOS 14.5, bringing ATT to iOS devices, a report by Flurry Analytics states that up to 96 percent of all users are already disabling app tracking on …

Signal Fires Straight At Facebook: They Aren’t Building Technology For You, It’s For Your Data
3 years, 10 months ago

Signal Fires Straight At Facebook: They Aren’t Building Technology For You, It’s For Your Data

News 18  

Signal is having a brilliant 2021. Signal believes that Facebook’s own tools can often reveal the truth about the “dimly concealed within complex, opaquely-rendered systems and fine print designed to be scrolled past.” Signal says they bought some Instagram ads and created multi-variant targeted ad designed to show users the personal data that Facebook collects about and sells access to. …

Don’t Buy Into Facebook’s Ad-Tracking Pressure on iOS 14.5
55 years, 3 months ago

Don’t Buy Into Facebook’s Ad-Tracking Pressure on iOS 14.5

Wired  

Last week, Apple released iOS 14.5, and with it a new feature that sent online advertisers scrambling: For the first time, users can tell apps not to track their activity across different sites and services. But the iOS 14.5 notice also frames the issue in a way that implies Facebook can't make money if it foregoes this kind of tracking, …

Why Facebook pop-up notification asking iOS 14.5 users to allow tracking to keep it free of charge is scary
3 years, 11 months ago

Why Facebook pop-up notification asking iOS 14.5 users to allow tracking to keep it free of charge is scary

India Today  

Apple introduced its newest privacy feature called App Tracking Transparency to iPhones and iPads with the iOS 14.5 update late last week. Facebook and Instagram have started showing prompts to iOS users who recently updated to iOS 14.5 with a notice on screen with a plea highlighting that surveilling users helps keep these services free. In a similar worded prompt, …

Facebook shows notices in iOS apps to sell you on app tracking as it helps keep it free of charge
3 years, 11 months ago

Facebook shows notices in iOS apps to sell you on app tracking as it helps keep it free of charge

India Today  

Apple’s controversial App Tracking Transparency has finally rolled out to several iPhone users with the iOS 14.5 update. Facebook is adding a popup within its iOS app to urge users to allow tracking because that “helps keep Facebook free of charge.” The new popup windows emerge randomly inside the Facebook and Instagram apps on the iPhone. “We use information about …

Apple’s app tracking transparency is now live with iOS 14.5: How does it work, and should you use it?
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple’s app tracking transparency is now live with iOS 14.5: How does it work, and should you use it?

Firstpost  

The new feature allows apps to display a pop-up notification that explains what data the app wants to collect, and what it proposes to do with it. But there’s another change that’s arguably less fun but much more significant for many users: the introduction of “app tracking transparency”. As Apple has explained, the app tracking transparency feature is a new …

Apple Will Ban All Apps That Offer Rewards to Users for Enabling App Tracking
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple Will Ban All Apps That Offer Rewards to Users for Enabling App Tracking

News 18  

Apple yesterday rolled out the much-awaited iOS 14.5 update for iPhone and iPad users. The iOS 14.5 update brought a much-awaited App Tracking Transparency feature that will give users the option of opting out of third-party apps tracking them online. Now, the Cupertino-based giant has said that it will ban and reject apps on the App Store that attempt to …

Apple's Craig Federighi Explains The Need For iOS 14.5 App Tracking Transparency Feature, And More
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple's Craig Federighi Explains The Need For iOS 14.5 App Tracking Transparency Feature, And More

News 18  

Apple today released the latest version of its operation system – iOS 14.5. With iOS 14.5, Apple has brought a much-talked upon feature called App Tracking Transparency, a feature that gives iPhone and iPad users the choice to now allow third-party apps and websites to track them for advertising purposes. In his interview, Federighi explains the new feature as something …

What do Apple's new iPhone privacy changes mean for consumers and businesses?
3 years, 11 months ago

What do Apple's new iPhone privacy changes mean for consumers and businesses?

The Hindu  

Apple Inc on Monday will begin rolling out an update of its iOS operating system with new privacy controls designed to limit digital advertisers from tracking iPhone users. For Apple's more than 1 billion iPhone users, the change will mean a new pop-up notification in some apps seeking their permission to collect data that Apple believes could be used to …

iOS 14.5 Is Here For Your Apple iPhone, The Update That Facebook Was Very Worried About
3 years, 11 months ago

iOS 14.5 Is Here For Your Apple iPhone, The Update That Facebook Was Very Worried About

News 18  

The Apple iOS 14.5 update is now rolling out for the Apple iPhone and the iPadOS 14.5 is also now available for the Apple iPad. More than any new features available for your Apple iPhone, including allowing unlocking your iPhone with the Apple Watch when wearing a mask, it is the new privacy feature called the App Tracking Transparency feature …

Apple's top executive Craig Federighi explains iOS 14.5 new privacy feature that is a headache for Facebook
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple's top executive Craig Federighi explains iOS 14.5 new privacy feature that is a headache for Facebook

India Today  

With iOS 14.5 now out, Apple has brought back the talks about user privacy right to the centre. Apple has introduced App Tracking Transparency with the new iPhone update and it targets not just your privacy but also the ad revenue of some of the biggest companies. Joanna Stern of The Wall Street Journal sat down with Federighi, who sits …

Apple’s iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple’s iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down on Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on their iPhones in order to target more advertising at users. “What are the consequences of seeing thousands of users join extremist groups and then perpetuating an algorithm that recommends more?” It’s part of Apple’s attempt …

iOS 14.5: Why Apple’s new iPhone update is proving so controversial and has put it in a fight with Facebook
3 years, 11 months ago

iOS 14.5: Why Apple’s new iPhone update is proving so controversial and has put it in a fight with Facebook

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Apple might be about to launch one of the most controversial features ever …

Apple and Facebook face off over iPhone privacy update
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple and Facebook face off over iPhone privacy update

LA Times  

A new privacy feature, dubbed “App Tracking Transparency,” will allow iPhone users to decide if they want apps such as Facebook to be able to track their usage in other apps. “What are the consequences of seeing thousands of users join extremist groups and then perpetuating an algorithm that recommends more?” It’s part of Apple’s attempt to use the privacy …

What do Apple’s new privacy settings mean for you?
3 years, 11 months ago

What do Apple’s new privacy settings mean for you?

Al Jazeera  

The change will mean a new pop-up notification in some apps seeking permission to collect data that Apple believes could be used to track people’s browsing habits across third-party apps. For Apple’s more than one billion iPhone users, the change will mean a new pop-up notification in some apps seeking their permission to collect data that Apple believes could be …

Apple Rolls Out Major New Privacy Protections For iPhones And iPads
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple Rolls Out Major New Privacy Protections For iPhones And iPads

NPR  

Apple Rolls Out Major New Privacy Protections For iPhones And iPads Enlarge this image toggle caption Apple Apple Editor's note: Apple and Facebook are among NPR's financial supporters. He and economist Julian Runge say Apple's new framework, called AppTrackingTransparency, "may be the most economically impactful and brazen change to privacy policy in years." "It's possible that we may even be …

Facebook Tweaks Ad Tools to Comply with Apple's Upcoming Privacy Changes
3 years, 11 months ago

Facebook Tweaks Ad Tools to Comply with Apple's Upcoming Privacy Changes

News 18  

Facebook said on Wednesday it is making changes to its advertising tools to comply with an upcoming privacy update by Apple, limiting the effectiveness of data collection features used by advertisers. The world’s biggest social media company has been at loggerheads with Apple’s ‘App Tracking Transparency’ feature, expected to kick in with the latest iPhone software update next week, which …

Facebook tweaks ad tools ahead of Apple's privacy changes
3 years, 11 months ago

Facebook tweaks ad tools ahead of Apple's privacy changes

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc on Wednesday said it has made changes to its advertising tools, a week ahead of Apple’s iOS 14.5 software update. The world’s largest social network and the second-largest seller of online ads is feuding with Apple over the iPhone maker's App-Tracking Transparency feature, which will prohibit collection of certain data from apps unless users opt in. Apple says …

Apple is quietly updating its iPhone software next week. iOS 14.5 is tipped to cost Facebook big bucks
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple is quietly updating its iPhone software next week. iOS 14.5 is tipped to cost Facebook big bucks

ABC  

Apple held a virtual event overnight to spruik the company's new products, quietly slipping in a notice about a software update due to roll out next week. The iOS 14.5 update includes a range of software tweaks, but the biggest change is a new privacy feature that could cost companies like Facebook. Apps forced to ask for data The App …

Apple reminds app developers to adhere to its new App Tracking Transparency rules ahead of iOS 14.5 rollout
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple reminds app developers to adhere to its new App Tracking Transparency rules ahead of iOS 14.5 rollout

India Today  

Apple is about to roll out a serious iOS update for iPhone users next week. Before introducing the iOS 14.5, Apple has now released guidelines for app developers that highlight the requirements for the upcoming iOS. As clear in the requirements, all apps submitted to the App Store on April 26 and after will have to adhere to the App …

Apple unveils new products, schedules privacy crackdown
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple unveils new products, schedules privacy crackdown

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple spruced up its product line at an event Tuesday while slipping in quiet notice of a software update, now due next week, designed to enhance the privacy of iPhone users at the expense of digital advertisers such as Facebook. Apple also unveiled a new subscription option for podcasts and a gadget called AirTags — coin-sized …

Apple Says What Facebook Needed To Hear Again: “We Are Not Against Digital Advertising”
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple Says What Facebook Needed To Hear Again: “We Are Not Against Digital Advertising”

News 18  

The Apple iOS 14.5 update for your iPhone is expected to roll out anytime now, and the one standout feature among all that is new would be the much-awaited App Tracking Transparency feature. Your bank records, your health records, your conversations with friends and family, business colleagues — all of this information is on your phone,” before adding, “And so …

Apple iOS 14.5 Lands On Your iPhone Soon And You Can Choose To End A Free Run Of Apps Tracking You
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple iOS 14.5 Lands On Your iPhone Soon And You Can Choose To End A Free Run Of Apps Tracking You

News 18  

Apple iOS 14.5 could be landing anytime now. More than any new goodies that the latest iOS update may bring to your Apple iPhone, it is the new privacy feature called the App Tracking Transparency feature which you should be looking out for. This is designed to put an end to apps on your iPhone tracking your data and usage …

Instagram is ‘most invasive app’, new study shows
4 years ago

Instagram is ‘most invasive app’, new study shows

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Instagram has topped a list of “invasive” apps that collect and share users’ …

Apple has launched a new web page that shows what data its own apps gather on you
4 years ago

Apple has launched a new web page that shows what data its own apps gather on you

Firstpost  

In December 2020, Apple began requiring app developers to create a privacy label that lists all the data that their app gathers. Apple’s privacy website now has a new ‘Labels’ section, which details how every in-house Apple application gathers user data. “Our privacy labels are designed to help you understand how apps handle your data, including apps we develop at …

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple's App Store
4 years ago

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple's App Store

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.K. authorities have launched an …

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