We regularly share statistics with you about the most popular applications oniPhoneand iPad, likeici. This information, based on estimates, is formulated because some users agree to have their activity tracked by certain services to draw conclusions based on in-app purchases, downloads, etc.
Sensor Toweris a company that works like this, providing VPNs, ad blockers and other handy tools that, in the background, “spy” on your every move. Obviously, this is specified in the general conditions of the software, but no one reads them.
Apple cracks down
The problem is that the manufacturer of the affected devices hasa very specific position regarding confidentiality. Also, some administrators of theApp Storecarried out their investigation and noticed several disturbing facts:
- around twenty apps send their data to Sensor Tower without the name of their publisher being associated with it (which the startup justifies by competition issues)
- these programs have been installed more than 35 million times
- the method for recording personal data required installing a certificate from an external website and therefore not controlled by the manufacturer
If the company's business model gives food for thought, these actions, on the other hand, are therefore completely in contradiction with the guidelines that Cupertino imposes on all developers who wish to publish authorized solutions on its operating system. Therefore, the applications in question, including Luna VPN and Adblock Focus, weredeletedfrom the App Store. Google is also said to have taken similar measures on Android following the revelation of the scandal.
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