Apple agrees to new standards requiring developers to share their app's privacy policy

Apple Files Motion to Intervene in Lodsys Litigation

When Lodsys originally filed their complaints last month, everyone looked at Apple for answers. Though the Cupertino company has been relatively quiet concerning the Lodsys litigation, their legal department is finally starting to make some noise.iOS developers have been holding vigilant to see i...

Apple Changes App Store Submission Guidelines, No More DUI Apps

Last month, Apple’s VP of software technology, Bud Tribble, participated in a U.S. Senate hearing on mobile privacy. Although the conference was focused on consumer location tracking, at one point the conversation turned to Apple’s App Store policies.The senate expressed their disappo...

Apple Reviewing DUI Checkpoint Apps

Yesterday, Apple testified in a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on mobile privacy. Senator Al Franken called the Senators, as well as both Apple and Google to talk about mobile privacy in wake of the recent cell phone tracking panic.While Apple was pressed hard by the panel on the recently expos...

Apple's Battle for App Store Trademark Continues

One thing is certain in the tech industry: If you ever become more successful than others feel you should be, you become an instant target for a lawsuit. And with the way some companies are performing right now, patent and trademark law seems to be a safe bet for a business.A particular case that...

What Is A UDID And Why Is Apple Killing Apps That Track Them? [Feature]

This unique string of alphanumeric text attached to every iPhone and iPad is the source of a lot of privacy concerns. Many of us feel a deep personal connection with our iPhones, and small wonder: the average person’s smartphone knows more about them than their spouse or significant other. ...

Apple called back to Congress to discuss privacy concerns

The United States Congress is set to give Apple another look. AllThingsD reports that Congress has sent a letter to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook requesting he sends a company representative to the Capitol to brief Congress on how Apple is protecting its users personal information on mobile devices....

Apple Testifies at Mobile Privacy Hearing

Ever since the location bug was revealed in iOS, mobile privacy has been garnering a lot of attention. So much attention in fact, that Apple has been called to participate in a U.S. Senate panel discussion on the topic, courtesy of Al Franken.If you haven’t heard by now, Apple vice presiden...

Attention Developers: Apple Promises to Pay You Faster & More Consistently

If you check out the Apple iPhone Dev Center you will see an encouraging vow to developers stating that they can expect to see quicker, more consistent payments in the future.As it reads on the website there is a new payment and financial report module in place. Here is an excerpt from the site: ...

Apple Now Seeking Mac App Store Submissions [Apple]

Get your apps ready, developers—Apple's put out a call for your talents, according to an email sent out this week. We're not sure of the exact date the Mac App Store is launching, but Jobs had said it'd be 90 days from the Back To Mac event, so it'll be mid-to-late January, by that logic. [...

FTC Takes Action Against Purported Acne-Curing Apps

It seems like there is an app for everything these days. There’s mobile software that claims to cure headaches, keep mosquitos away, and even help you get a better night’s sleep.Apparently, the Federal Trade Commission is investigating these types of applications that make health clai...