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Apple, along with Google, Microsoft and others, sign new privacy policy agreement
Following the blown-out-of-proportion scandal involving Path and its habit of storing a user’s address book contact information on its servers, Apple along with other companies such as Google, Amazon, HP, RIM, and Microsoft has entered into an agreement to ensure increased privacy safeguards for mobile device users.
Continue reading...Apple’s Guy Tribble appears before congress, addresses iOS location tracking and privacy issues
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
By Luis Estrada: Let’s go to Washington, folks. Earlier today, Apple’s VP of software technology Guy L. “Bud” Tribble appeared before a congressional hearing on mobile privacy to address concerns that were first brought to the forefront following the “location tracking” controversy that emerged a few weeks ago In the wake of that hoopla, Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Consolidated.db file in iOS 4 stores iPhone and iPad users’ location data
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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GPS is great. Whether you’re walking to a local park or embarking on a long road trip, the ability to constantly map where you are and map out where you want to go is a lifesaver. But as with any technology, there’s always some bad that accompanies the good. WIth the advent of smartphones, what […]
Continue reading...Apple issues response to Governmental inquiry about updated privacy policy
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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In late June, US representatives Edward J. Markey and Joe Barton expressed concern regarding Apple’s updated privacy policy which it felt did not adequately explain Apple’s stance on collecting and using information about users’ geographic location.
Continue reading...Washington lawmakers question Steve Jobs about Apple’s new privacy policy
Sunday, June 27, 2010
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The Washington Post reported last week that key lawmakers want to have a little fireside chat with Steve Jobs to discuss Apple’s new privacy policy regarding their use of customer geographic information via location-based apps. Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), co-chairman of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, Thursday sent a letter to […]
Continue reading...Apple updates privacy policy, bloggers freak out for no reason
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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Along with the recently released iOS 4 update, Apple also updated its privacy policy wherein it now informs users that Apple may collect and share their geographic location with its partners and licensees. The new privacy policy pops up when users who downloaded the new OS update attempt to download an item from iTunes, and […]
Continue reading...Safari 4: Not as big on privacy as you might think
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Web designer Chris Harwick writes about Safari not taking care of business when it comes to keeping your web browsing habits private: The most outrageous thing I found, and it took drinking from Spotlight’s firehose of filesystem changes with FSEventer to find it, was that Safari does not delete the webpage previews it generates for Quicklook. […]
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Friday, March 2, 2012
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