January 2021 – Newton's Lore

Apple App Store privacy labels reveal which data Apps collect

from Twitter user @morqon:

https://twitter.com/morqon/status/1346464501319622657?s=20

Late last year, Apple enforced App Store 'privacy labels'. For the first time, it's easy to compare how much data an app links to your account

Looking at messaging apps, the contrast is quite stark pic.twitter.com/Ntw8sELMHX
— Morgan (@morqon) January 5, 2021

Apple warns Parler

Apple’s App Store has apparently given the producers of the Parler app 24 hours to provide their moderation plan after it was used to plan the attack on the US Capitol building. Google’s Play store has apparently already banned the app: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-parler/google-suspends-parler-social-networking-app-from-play-store-apple-gives-24-hour-warning-idUSKBN29D34N