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Apple to respond to Congressional inquiry, but are guidelines enough?

US Congressmen Wexler and Butterfield have asked Apple to respond to some serious questions about privacy abuses by developers who sell their wares on the App Store. Apple promises to more strictly oversee privacy in a future revision of iOS. The real issue here is the closed nature of the platform, says Apple. Apple restricts access to publish on App Store, no one else can audit apps, or even provide tools to offer protection, outside of its control. Apple seems willing to take pains to ensure iPhone users don’t have access to applications showing breasts.”]

Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/02/16/apple-to-respond-to-congressional-inquiry-but-are-guidelines-enough/

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