Apple Is Rejecting Apps That Use Third-Party Code For Alleged Privacy Infractions
Apple started rejecting app updates on Thursday that conflict with its App Tracking Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework.
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Apple prohibits manufacturers from collecting facial scans, biometric data of employees
Apple’s new guidelines prohibit manufacturing partners from collecting biometric data such as fingerprints or facial scans of Apple employees who visit their facilities.
Apple, Google Both Track Mobile Telemetry Data, Despite Users Opting Out
Google’s Pixel and Apple’s iPhone both in privacy hot seat for siphoning mobile device data without consent.
Smartphones share our data every four and a half minutes
Research claims there is little difference between Apple and Google when it comes to collecting certain data.
French data protection watchdog casts doubt on Apple’s privacy compliance
The US tech giant’s targeted advertising practices raise a lot of questions, the CNIL writes in a confidential note.
Facebook may be stronger after Apple privacy changes
Zuckerberg’s comments are the most optimistic statements Facebook has made about Apple’s iOS 14 privacy update.
TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-backed workaround
They want to keep tracking iPhone users with solution created by state-backed group.
Flaws in Apple Location Tracking System Could Lead to User Identification
An adversary could perform a location correlation attack and access location history, thus de-anonymizing users.
Apple hit with personalised ads complaint in France
A group representing 2,000 French startups filed a complaint against Apple on Tuesday, accusing the US company of failing to seek permission from users for personalised advertising.
Google Explores Alternative to Apple’s New Anti-Tracking Feature
Google is exploring an alternative to Apple Inc.’s new anti-tracking feature, the latest sign that the internet industry is slowly embracing user privacy, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Facebook prompt will encourage ad tracking opt-in ahead of Apple’s privacy push
Facebook is facing a privacy reckoning, thanks to Apple. Facebook will start showing the prompt globally today, prior to Apple’s early spring update.
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature will be enabled by default and arrive in ‘early spring’ on iOS
You can now toggle IDFA sharing on a by-app basis at any time, where previously it was a single toggle. If you turn off the “Allow apps to request to track” setting altogether no apps can even ask you to use tracking.