Apple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording code, TechCrunch
Apple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording code 6 hours ago Apple is telling app developers to remove or properly disclose their use of analytics code that allows them to record how a user interacts with their iPhone apps - or face removal from the app store, TechCrunch can confirm. In an email, an Apple spokesperson said: "Protecting user privacy is paramount in the Apple ecosystem. Our App Store Review Guidelines require that apps request explicit user consent and provide a clear visual indication when recording, logging, or otherwise making a record of user activity." "We have notified the developers that are in violation of these strict privacy terms and guidelines, and will take immediate action if necessary," the spokesperson added. It follows an investigation by TechCrunch that revealed major companies, like Expedia, Hollister and Hotels.com, were using a third-party analytics tool to record every tap and swipe inside the app. We found that none of the apps we tested asked the user for permission, and none of the companies said in their privacy policies that they were recording a user's app activity. Even though sensitive data is supposed to be masked, some data - like passport numbers and credit card numbers - was leaking. Glassbox is a cross-platform analytics tool that specializes in session replay technology. It allows companies to integrate its screen recording technology into their apps to replay how a user interacts with the apps. Glassbox says it provides the technology, among many reasons, to help reduce app error rates. But the company "doesn't enforce its customers" to mention that they use Glassbox's screen recording tools in their privacy policies. But Apple expressly forbids apps that covertly collect data without a user's permission. TechCrunch began hearing on Thursday that app developers had already been notified that their apps had fallen afoul of Apple's rules. One app developer was told by Apple to remove code that recorded app activities, citing the company's app store guidelines. "Your app uses analytics software to collect and send user or device data to a third party without the user's consent. Apps must request explicit user consent and provide a clear visual indication when recording, logging, or otherwise making a record of user activity," Apple said in the email. Apple gave the developer less than a day to remove the code and resubmit their app or the app would be removed from the app store, the email said. When asked if Glassbox was aware of the app store removals, a spokesperson for Glassbox said that "the communication with Apple is through our customers." Glassbox is also available to Android app developers. Google did not immediately comment if it would also ban the screen recording code. Google Play also expressly prohibits apps from secretly collecting device usage. "Apps must not hide or cloak tracking behavior or attempt to mislead users about such functionality," the developer rules state. We'll update if and when we hear back. It's the latest privacy debacle that has forced Apple to wade in to protect its customers after apps were caught misbehaving. Last week, TechCrunch reported that Apple banned Facebook's "research" app that the social media giant paid teenagers to collect all of their data. It followed another investigation by TechCrunch that revealed Facebook misused its Apple-issued enterprise developer certificate to build and provide apps for consumers outside Apple's App Store. Apple temporarily revoked Facebook's enterprise developer certificate, knocking all of the company's internal iOS apps offline for close to a day. Original Article at:: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/07/apple-glassbox-apps/ -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Fwd: Apple telephone support contact info
I received the below when Apple Accessibility told me they could not duplicate the focus loss issue in email threads. In the US and Canada please call 1-877-204-3930 In Australia please call (61) 1-300-365-083 For technical support outside of these areas, we ask that you please contact AppleCare via the web, telephone or use the Contact Apple Support link to begin an online support session. http://www.apple.com/support/contact/ http://www.apple.com/support/contact/phone_contacts.html The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker I received this from Apple Accessibility today when they told me they couldn't duplicate the issue of VO losing focus in Email threads. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: WhatsApp and Voiceover?
Hello Malcolm, I am also in the UK and have no problem using WhatsApp which I mainly use to phone my Grandson. Its quite a while ago, but I think I enabled WhatsApp to use my Contacts. In some cases the whatsApp is there in my Contacts list. My family are in the App. All I do is select a name and flick to the right until I find the call button and tap on that. Its also easy to go into the recents calls on the phone and call a number from there. I have not actually ended a call yet. Judy Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Feb 2019, at 12:32, Malcolm Parfitt wrote: > > Having free unlimited calls here in the UK I have not mace much use of > WhatsApp. > > Would any list member give me a brief outline of making and receiving calls > with Voiceover? > > Is it similar in practice to making and receiving what I shall call using > regular calls? > > Thanks from a novice! > > Malcolm > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: not getting notifacations on my iPhone
Hi Casey, I would suggest opening each app that is supposed to send notifications. Sometimes if an app hasn't been used for a while or you update your device, it stops sending notifications. In such cases, opening the app usually fixes the problem. Best, Anna > On Feb 6, 2019, at 6:14 PM, Casey wrote: > > Hi I have some televisions apps on my phone from our local TV stations around > where I live and some other thins like weather apps and stuff like that. > > Well lately I haven't been getting notifyactions from any of thees apps. > > I have checked the settings in the notifyactions and they all seem fine and > nothing has changed as far as I know. > > So how do I get it so I can start getting all of my notifyactions again like > I used? > > This seems to just happen lately. > > I haven't changed anything in the iPhone to make this happen either. > > And all of my apps are up to date as well. > > > > -- > > Casey > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
WhatsApp and Voiceover?
Having free unlimited calls here in the UK I have not mace much use of WhatsApp. Would any list member give me a brief outline of making and receiving calls with Voiceover? Is it similar in practice to making and receiving what I shall call using regular calls? Thanks from a novice! Malcolm -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
