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Apps must now have explicit approval before accessing address book data
Under pressure from U.S. legislators, Apple Inc moved Wednesday to quell a swelling privacy controversy by saying that it will begin to require iPhone and iPad apps to seek “explicit approval” in separate user prompts before accessing users’ address book data.
Apple’s move came shortly after two members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee requested the company to provide more information about its privacy policies. Bloggers, in recent days, have published findings that some of the most popular software applications in Apple’s App Store have been able to lift private address book data without user consent.
“Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines,” an Apple spokesman told Reuters. “We’re working to make this even better for our customers, and as we have done with location services, any app wishing to access contact data will require explicit user approval in a future software release.”
I was just discussing this with colleagues yesterday. After all the praise I heaped on Path, I learned that they were one of the many apps that stored all of my contacts without my permission. While I don’t believe this was done with any malice, it still ticked me off a bit. I’m glad to see Apple is being pressured to put the kibosh on apps in its store that do this.
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A rare epic fail from Apple. So disappointing. I had such high hopes for the 64-bit support, but alas, the more I learn, the more I will stick with my current version of FCP.
I am fucking JAMES BOND!
I’d love to see his letter to Alex Trebek.
FOR THE WIN!
I tried reading it all the way through, but then realized I actually have a life. They need two check boxes:
- I have read and agree to these terms and conditions.
- I skipped all the legal crap that scrolls endlessly and even had I read it all the way through (and let’s face it, no one does other than lawyers and watchdog blogs) I wouldn’t understand half of what I was agreeing to. But, I’ll pretend I’ve read it, check the box and wait for aforementioned watchdog blogs to sniff out the shady crap you’re inevitably going to pull. Facebook… I’m lookin’ at you.
Please, please, PUH-LEEEEEEASE can I get one? PUH-LEASE!? I’ll be your best friend!
The all-new iPad 2 will be available on March 11, 2011! Same price, $499, but 1/3 thinner, .2 pounds lighter and TWO cameras (one front, one back).
Hey iTunes, you need to fix this $#!^. It happens every day I’m in your store.
The boy updating his Twitter account on the MacBook
Did you ever stop and think about this?
