Tag: app store

The day after launching an attack on Apple’s upcoming privacy change, Facebook is running new ads around content monetization.
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A group of major U.S. news publishers have joined the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF), the advocacy group pushing for increased regulation over app stores and fair treatment for all developers. The …
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Starting today, apps in the Mac and iOS App Stores will display mandatory labels that provide a rundown of their privacy policies. Think of it as a sort of “nutrition facts” for apps. It’s Apple’s …
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Apple is revealing information to users about the personal data that is being gathered by the apps in its app stores.
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The privacy tool released with iOS 14.3 aims to increase transparency, but relies on developers to self-report the data their apps collect.
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Apple today updated its video apps iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and Compressor for Mac with a unified sharing option for platforms like YouTube …
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This reporting of privacy practices is part of the app submission process for all developers, and is applicable on all app developers globally, including Apple …
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WhatsApp wins out on its user base alone. You can be fairly sure your colleagues, suppliers and customers will have it on their phones. But, ironically, when it comes to workplace tools, that users …
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Over the summer of 2020, a six-year-old spent over $16,000 in the App Store, on in-app purchases for the iPad version of Sega’s “Sonic Forces.” …
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House-scanning app Canvas works with lidar on the iPhone 12 Pro, but also scans without it. The difference is accuracy.
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While Google launches and discontinues products at a rate that no one can keep up with, Apple’s modern track record for sticking with its bets is virtually unparalleled. But nothing lasts forever.
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Apple’s iMessage service isn’t subject to the same requirements, making it difficult for people to compare the apps directly.
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WhatsApp has hit back at Apple over its new privacy labels for apps in the App Store, Axios reports, arguing that it’s unfair that they don’t appear to cover the pre-installed first-party service …
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Facebook-owned WhatsApp has criticized Apple for demanding privacy information that it does not have to disclose for its own apps — but as it turns out, Apple is in fact disclosing this information, …
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WhatsApp claims Apple’s data privacy labels are anti-competitive as they don’t apply to iMessage and might scare away users.
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Facebook Inc. was sued by U.S. antitrust officials and a coalition of states that want to break up the company by unwinding its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, deals the government says were …
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WhatsApp has long been one of the most popular messaging apps in the business, but a lot has changed since Facebook bought the company back in 2014. If you’re using WhatsApp to manage the bulk of your …
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