Apple tracks every keystroke in App Store search fields without opt-out, security researchers report
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Ben Schwan
Summary
Apple is providing iPhone developers with new metrics for app distribution optimization, but security research team Mysk reports that Apple is engaging in aggressive tracking of App Store users. The company allegedly records every character typed into App Store search fields along with timestamps, without offering users any opt-out option — not even for those who have already objected to personalized advertising on their iPhones.
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bskyApple tracks every keystroke in App Store search fields without opt-out, security researchers reportheise.deKey quotes
· 3 pulledApple is providing developers on the iPhone with numerous new metrics for optimizing their application distribution – and is apparently using surprisingly aggressive tracking of App Store users.
According to them, the iPhone manufacturer even stores every single letter entered in search fields, including timestamps.
The problem: Anyone using the App Store receives no opt-out option for this – apparently not even if they generally object to personalized advertising on the iPhone by Apple.
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