iOS 
Apple to enforce iOS contact data restrictions with a software update – Examiner
Until now, Apple has relied on iOS policy to enforce restrictions on collecting user contact data without explicit permission, but no longer. A gigantic FUBAR over Path uploading the entire iPhone address book to its servers — without explicitly asking … Continue reading
Apple to ban stealthy iPhone contact data harvesting – Computerworld
Earlier today, Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook asking him about iOS apps that have harvested users’ address book information without permission. Waxman and Butterfield cited reports …
Congressmen say Apple has explaining to do; Apple’s ready – Los Angeles Times
requesting information on Apple’s iOS app developer policies and suggesting that perhaps Apple could be doing more to secure iPhone users’ private information — specifically the email addresses and phone numbers they keep in their phones.
Apple tweaks apps policy under lawmaker pressure – Reuters India
The Path incident “raises questions about whether Apple’s iOS app developer policies and practices may fall short when it comes to protecting the information of iPhone users and their contacts,” the letter said. The legislators’ request for …
Apple’s iOS beating Android in the app war – ARNnet
Google’s Android platform is struggling to win over app developers who prefer the simplicity of Apple’s iOS, it has been reported. According to a study by mobile software analyst firm Flurry, reported in Business Week, developers are creating roughly one … Continue reading
Apple: Access to Contacts Will Require Explicit Permission – YAHOO!
Apple said Wednesday that iOS apps accessing users’ contact lists will require explicit permission, following a week of accusations that a number of iPhone apps were storing data on their servers. “Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data … Continue reading
Apple tweaks apps policy under lawmaker pressure – Yahoo Finance
The Path incident “raises questions about whether Apple’s iOS app developer policies and practices may fall short when it comes to protecting the information of iPhone users and their contacts,” the letter said. The legislators’ request for …
Apple Questioned by Congress on iOS Privacy – Forbes
Apple received a letter from Congress today, asking CEO Tim Cook to answers questions by Feb. 29 about how its app developers handle the privacy of iPhone users. It’s in response to last week’s news that Path, a social networking … Continue reading
Congressmen question Apple on Path controversy as Apple promises updates – Ars Technica
sent a joint letter on Wednesday to Apple CEO Tim Cook to inquire about the incident and whether Apple is making it too easy for iOS developers to collect user data without users’ permission or knowledge. Apple, for its part, … Continue reading
Google+ For iOS Gets Updated – Geeky gadgets
Google has released a new version of their Google+ application for Apple’s iOS devices, and the app is compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch running iOS 4.0 and above. The new Google+ iPhone app brings a range of new … Continue reading
