Apple's Privacy-Focused Prompt Starts Appearing for Some iOS 14 Users, Expected to Launch Early 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple's Privacy-Focused Prompt Starts Appearing for Some iOS 14 Users, Expected to Launch Early 2021

News 18  

Apple?s major upcoming privacy feature that aims to provide users with more control over their data has started appearing with the latest version iOS 14.4 beta. The stable version of iOS 14.4 is slated to release by February next, and regular iPhone and iPad users may start seeing the privacy prompt around the same time, as well. Meanwhile, it has also received backlash from tech giants like Facebook that says that Apple?s new requirement would hurt small businesses, adding that the move is?more about profit than privacy.? In a full-page newspaper ad, the social media company had said that Apple?s move would force small businesses to turn to subscriptions and other in-app payments for revenue, in turn benefitting Apple?s bottom line.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 may allow users to restrict what notifications surface
3 years, 9 months ago

iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 may allow users to restrict what notifications surface

India Today  

Apple is gearing up for WWDC 2021. Further, iOS 15 notifications modes could soon allow users to set different statuses, like sleeping, working, and more, which would also make notifications behave differently for each situation. The new iOS 15 updates are expected to feature a stricter control panel that will highlight how apps use customer data, which could work alongside …

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. …

iOS 14.5.1 now rolling out with a fix for App Tracking Transparency bug
3 years, 10 months ago

iOS 14.5.1 now rolling out with a fix for App Tracking Transparency bug

India Today  

Apple has started rolling out an update to its iOS 14.5 update, which brings a fix for the App Tracking Transparency bug that users widely reported. Several iPhone users reported that a bug prevented some users from accessing the new privacy-related feature App Tracking Transparency prompt after upgrading to iOS 14.5. The new update has a small changelog and primarily …

Why Facebook pop-up notification asking iOS 14.5 users to allow tracking to keep it free of charge is scary
3 years, 10 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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

iOS 15 May Bring New Notification and Privacy Setting, iPadOS 15 Said to Carry Redesigned Home Screen
3 years, 11 months ago

iOS 15 May Bring New Notification and Privacy Setting, iPadOS 15 Said to Carry Redesigned Home Screen

News 18  

Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 on June 7, where the company will unveil its next-generation iOS and iPadOS for iPhones and iPads, respectively. Ahead of the event, notable Apple analyst and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims that the upcoming software version will carry an upgraded notifications system, a redesigned iPad Home Screen, an updated Lock Screen, and …

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 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 …

iOS 15 release soon: Features, release date, compatible iPhones and everything we know so far
4 years ago

iOS 15 release soon: Features, release date, compatible iPhones and everything we know so far

India Today  

iOS 14 was released back in September 2020 ahead of the iPhone 12 series launch. That being said, let’s find out about the expected features, rumours, release date and everything else that we know so far about the iOS 15. iOS 15 expected features --The beta update of iOS 14.5 allows Apple Watch owners to unlock their iPhone by using …

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 …

Apple's app privacy label feature questioned by U.S. House Committee
4 years, 1 month ago

Apple's app privacy label feature questioned by U.S. House Committee

The Hindu  

A U.S. House committee has asked Apple about the credibility and accuracy of its latest app privacy feature. "Simplifying and enhancing privacy disclosures is a laudable goal, but consumer trust in privacy labeling approaches may be undermined if Apple’s App Privacy labels disseminate false and misleading information," the House wrote in a letter to Apple chief Tim Cook. The committee’s …

Facebook Wants Users To Love Personalized Adverts As The Privacy Battle Against Apple Rages On
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook Wants Users To Love Personalized Adverts As The Privacy Battle Against Apple Rages On

News 18  

Facebook has made its reservations about the new incoming data privacy measures for Apple iPhones, known quite vocally. With iOS 14.5 for the iPhones, Apple will be implementing a new privacy tool that will generate a pop-up which will ask users whether they want the Facebook app on their iPhones to track their usage activities across other apps and websites. …

Facebook app will soon show prompt to iPhone, iPad users encouraging opt-in for ad tracking
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook app will soon show prompt to iPhone, iPad users encouraging opt-in for ad tracking

Firstpost  

Facebook is testing a new full-screen prompt feature for iPhone users, which will remind users about the social network’s data collection. In the upcoming the iOS 14 update, app developers like Facebook will be required to show users pop-up asking permission to track the user data across websites and apps. In case users opt to reject the request, it would …

Apple's new privacy feature to roll out by early spring
4 years, 1 month ago

Apple's new privacy feature to roll out by early spring

The Hindu  

Apple said, in a new report, it will start rolling out App Tracking Transparency feature by early spring, and that it will be enabled by default. "Under settings, users will be able to see which apps have requested permission to track so they can make changes as they see fit," Apple said in a new report titled 'A day in …

Facebook now asking Apple users to accept device tracking: Here's why
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook now asking Apple users to accept device tracking: Here's why

India TV News  

The Facebook-Apple war over privacy changes in iOS 14 has been going on for quite some time now. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has argued that iOS 14 privacy changes will impact the growth of millions of businesses around the world. The upcoming privacy changes in Apple iOS 14 updates will inform users about tracking by third-party advertisers and ask them …

Facebook to prompt users about personalised ads ahead of Apple privacy changes
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook to prompt users about personalised ads ahead of Apple privacy changes

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc said in a blog post Monday it will begin rolling out a notification for iPhone users globally about how data is used for personalised ads, in an attempt to get ahead of upcoming Apple Inc privacy changes that Facebook says will hurt its advertising business. The full-screen prompt will ask Facebook and Instagram users to allow their app …

Apple to crack down on tracking iPhone users in early spring
4 years, 2 months ago

Apple to crack down on tracking iPhone users in early spring

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 Apple says it will roll …

Google Has Still Not Updated Popular Apps For iPhone And Apple App Store Privacy Labels Remain Empty
4 years, 2 months ago

Google Has Still Not Updated Popular Apps For iPhone And Apple App Store Privacy Labels Remain Empty

News 18  

It is all becoming a bit confusing now. Google has still not released any updates for its popular apps meant for the Apple iPhone users, and the App Privacy labels that are now mandated with every app listed on the App Store, remain unpopulated. The new privacy labels which are now part of every app listing on the Apple App …

Amid WhatsApp Privacy Row and iOS 14 Security Prompt, Facebook Revamps 'Access Your Info' Tool
4 years, 2 months ago

Amid WhatsApp Privacy Row and iOS 14 Security Prompt, Facebook Revamps 'Access Your Info' Tool

News 18  

The Facebook group is hardly a stranger to persistent issues of privacy. After launching in 2018 in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytics data scandal involving almost 87 million users, Facebook initially set up its user information access tool with two categories – Your Information, and Information About You. While the new Access Your Information interface is indeed easier to …

Why Has Google Not Updated Its iPhone Apps In Weeks? Is It Because Of The App Store Privacy Labels?
4 years, 2 months ago

Why Has Google Not Updated Its iPhone Apps In Weeks? Is It Because Of The App Store Privacy Labels?

News 18  

Google has not updated a single app on its roster, for the Apple iPhone, for four weeks or more now. The new privacy labels which are now part of every app listing on the Apple App Store for iPhone, iPad and Mac, is designed to give users a quick glance at what data each app collects from you and what …

Google to add privacy labels to its iOS apps soon
4 years, 2 months ago

Google to add privacy labels to its iOS apps soon

India Today  

Google will start adding labels to its app on Apple App Store. Apple during the Worldwide Developers Conference had announced that all apps on the App Store would be required to feature privacy labels. As per the TechCrunch report, Google has denied all such reports and is planning to add privacy labels to its iOS apps “as soon as this …

Apple's iOS 14 privacy prompts now rolling out in India, here is what it means for you
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple's iOS 14 privacy prompts now rolling out in India, here is what it means for you

India Today  

Apple is supposed to introduce privacy labels that need user permission on iOS 14.4 sometime in January or February but it looks like things are moving ahead of the schedule. I found an out-of-the-blue privacy prompt when I opened the Ajio online shopping app on my iPhone that is currently on iOS 14.3. This is a laughable attempt from Facebook …

This Is What The Apple App Store Privacy Labels Say About Some Of The Most Popular Apps You Use
4 years, 3 months ago

This Is What The Apple App Store Privacy Labels Say About Some Of The Most Popular Apps You Use

News 18  

When Apple rolled out the iOS 14.3 update for the iPhone, the iPadOS 14.3 update for the iPad and the macOS Bug Sur 11.1 update for the Macs last week, the privacy requirements for developers who list apps on the Apple App Store were reset. The App Store Privacy Labels will have three sections—Data used to track you, data linked …

Apple, Facebook and Your Privacy: What the Upcoming iOS 14 Privacy Setting Actually Is
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple, Facebook and Your Privacy: What the Upcoming iOS 14 Privacy Setting Actually Is

News 18  

Facebook is clearly rather unhappy with Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 update. In an indirect response to Facebook’s two newspaper ads trying to raise word against Apple’s move, CEO Tim Cook posted about this on Twitter earlier today. Facebook can continue to track users across apps and websites as before, App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14 will just require that they …

Apple hits out against Facebook as fight between companies over privacy escalates
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple hits out against Facebook as fight between companies over privacy escalates

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 hit out against Facebook after the social media company said it …

Apple starts applying new data privacy labels to apps
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple starts applying new data privacy labels to apps

The Hindu  

Apple Inc on Monday said it had begun the rollout of new labels about the privacy practices of apps for users to see before they are downloaded from its App Store. Apple announced the labels, which seek to quickly convey information about several categories of data collection and somewhat resemble the nutrition labels on food products, at a developer conference …

Apple Starts Rolling Out Privacy Labels on App Store, Will Rely on Community Reports for Verification
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple Starts Rolling Out Privacy Labels on App Store, Will Rely on Community Reports for Verification

News 18  

Apple is now rolling out its new privacy policy that includes apps to be listed with a label that tells users about the data it is collecting. Apple announced the new privacy labels earlier this year, and now it is rolling out the changes, meaning upcoming apps will show the privacy label, allowing users to make a more informed decision. …

Apple privacy labels for apps go live, all iPhone apps now must show how they track users
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple privacy labels for apps go live, all iPhone apps now must show how they track users

India Today  

Several months after Apple announced that apps in the App Store will be required to show to users privacy labels, the feature is now live. Apple says that the app product pages will show users the types of data an app may collect and whether the app will use that data to track users or whether the data will be …

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 …

Apple rolls out privacy ‘nutrition labels’ on apps
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple rolls out privacy ‘nutrition labels’ on apps

CNN  

CNN — In a big push toward data transparency, Apple will now display a summary of an app’s privacy practices before a user downloads it from the App Store. The label itself features three main sections: “data used to track you,” such as information collected for advertising purposes; “data linked to you,” or the data tied to a user’s identity …

App tracking feature, and the feud between Apple and Facebook
4 years, 4 months ago

App tracking feature, and the feud between Apple and Facebook

The Hindu  

Apple has backed an App Tracking Transparency feature, which it plans to launch early next year. When users opt-in for personalised ads, Apple groups together users with similar characteristics like apps downloaded, age, country or city of residence, and gender, to ensure that an ad campaign can’t identify a single user. Apple, Facebook feud Apple accused the social media company …

Apple Slams Facebook Over 'Disregard for User Privacy,' Defends Delay of New Privacy Feature
4 years, 4 months ago

Apple Slams Facebook Over 'Disregard for User Privacy,' Defends Delay of New Privacy Feature

News 18  

Apple has responded to criticisms over its upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature and further criticised Facebook for its “disregard for user privacy.” In a letter to the Ranking Digital Rights organisation, Jane Horvath, Apple’s senior director of global privacy reiterated that the company believes that “privacy is a fundamental human right,” and the ATT feature is very much in the …

Apple to push ahead with controversial privacy feature opposed by Facebook and others
4 years, 4 months ago

Apple to push ahead with controversial privacy feature opposed by Facebook and others

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. Apple said in response that it “remain fully committed to ATT and to our expansive approach to …

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