Apple asks app developers to disclose user data on apps

4 years, 4 months ago

Apple asks app developers to disclose user data on apps

Apple has asked its app developers to reveal user data that they and their third-party partners collect for apps and app updates. "You need to identify all of the data you or your third-party partners collect," the company said in its App developer site. This will enable users can learn about some of the data types the apps may collect once developers put that on each app's product page, later this year. "You’ll need to provide information about your app’s privacy practices, including the practices of third-party partners whose code you integrate into your app, in App Store Connect," Apple said.

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

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

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EU’s Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps equally amid privacy dispute

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

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

4 years, 2 months ago

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

4 years, 3 months ago

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

4 years, 3 months ago

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Apple starts applying new data privacy labels to apps

4 years, 3 months ago

Apple starts applying new data privacy labels to apps

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

4 years, 3 months ago

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

4 years, 3 months ago

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4 years, 3 months ago

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Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don’t comply

4 years, 3 months ago

Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don’t comply

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Apple Asks Third-Party Developers to Detail Their App's Privacy Information Under New Labels on App Store

4 years, 4 months ago

Apple Asks Third-Party Developers to Detail Their App's Privacy Information Under New Labels on App Store

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90 percent of all free Android apps on Play Store share user data with Google

6 years, 5 months ago

90 percent of all free Android apps on Play Store share user data with Google

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Apps for kids are secretly collecting information

12 years, 3 months ago

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Study Shows Some Android Apps Leak User Data Without Clear Notifications

14 years, 6 months ago

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Apple launches 'age assurance' tech as U.S. states mull social media laws

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

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US Congress pulls up Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, other big tech cos, demands action on deepfakes

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CCI probe finds Apple engaging in abusive conduct, practices in apps market

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Apple faces first-ever charges under EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA)

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Apple becomes first target of EU’s new digital competition rules aimed at big tech

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Apple just made your app obsolete? You've been 'Sherlocked'

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

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11 months, 1 week ago

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Apple faces a fight with the US. The outcome could change your iPhone

1 year ago

Apple faces a fight with the US. The outcome could change your iPhone

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1 year ago

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Apple Is Allowing Developers To Offer Their Apps Directly from Their Sites But Not For Everyone: All Details

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Apple Is Allowing Developers To Offer Their Apps Directly from Their Sites But Not For Everyone: All Details

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Apple paves the way for alternative app marketplaces with latest iOS beta update

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EU warns Apple of consequences if App Store changes fall short of regulations

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EU warns Apple of consequences if App Store changes fall short of regulations

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Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations

1 year, 2 months ago

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Apple Changes Its App Store Policy. Critics Call the Moves ‘Outrageous.’

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Apple Changes Its App Store Policy. Critics Call the Moves ‘Outrageous.’

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Apple now requires court orders in U.S. to access push notification data

1 year, 3 months ago

Apple now requires court orders in U.S. to access push notification data

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