Software 
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
Google+ iPhone Update Makes iCloud’s Photo Stream Redundant – YAHOO!
Google snuck out an update to its Google+ iPhone app Tuesday, adding a powerful feature that should make people interested in sharing photos and videos (read: everyone) take notice. [More from Mashable: Google+ Most Popular With Male Users, Students …
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
Google+ iPhone Update Makes iCloud’s Photo Stream Redundant – Mashable.com
No expiry date: Apple says Photo Stream pics are only in the cloud for 30 days. There’s no expiry date for Google+ photos, and you can store as many as you like (Photo Stream maxes out at 1,000). It works … 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
