Apple removes location leaking apps ahead of GDPR deadline

Apple removes location leaking apps ahead of GDPR deadline

6 years ago
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https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2018/may/11/apple-removes-leaky-apps-ahead-gdpr-deadline/

This week Apple has started outright removing iOS apps that don't comply with their location privacy standards. After tacitly permitting these apps for months, Apple has begun delisting leaky iOS apps and sending emails to app developers who have fallen afoul of the rules.

The move comes just two weeks before the EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, although it's not clear whether Apple is moving in response to the new rules or merely tackling a new category of undesirable apps.

Apple removes location leaking apps ahead of GDPR deadline

May 12, 2018, 3:43pm UTC
https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2018/may/11/apple-removes-leaky-apps-ahead-gdpr-deadline/ >This week Apple has started outright removing iOS apps that don't comply with their location privacy standards. After tacitly permitting these apps for months, Apple has begun delisting leaky iOS apps and sending emails to app developers who have fallen afoul of the rules. >The move comes just two weeks before the EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, although it's not clear whether Apple is moving in response to the new rules or merely tackling a new category of undesirable apps.