Discussion Apple brings much needed privacy improvements with iOS 14

[Siva]

Video explaining the latest privacy features on iOS 14. They are so granular, you can permit access to just one photo to an app, instead of the entire gallery!

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PS: I'm not supporting the wording used against Android. Please view it as iOS 14 privacy features that are worth being added into Android.

 

[Siva]

Instagram joins the "exposed" list.

Instagram promises to fix bug after being exposed by always accessing the camera on iOS 14 - 9to5Mac

 

[Siva]

Facebook crying foul now! They are bothered about asking user permission before tracking.

Facebook raises concerns that iOS 14 could harm its ad business - 9to5Mac

 

[Siva]

Microsoft Outlook app is snooping the clipboard. Whatever we copy is automatically pasted if we open Outlook.

 

[Siva]

Even if we click a YouTube link from the browser, our permission is asked to track cookies and website data.

 

[Bapun]

Even if we click a YouTube link from the browser, our permission is asked to track cookies and website data.

iOS is very transparent now when it comes to privacy and tracking things.

 

[iDJ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1339190756020457472

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[Siva]

App store description of the apps now show the details of app privacy as below.

We have the choice to ask App not to track.

 

[Siva]

Google hasn't updated its iOS apps since early December while still keeping its Android apps up to date, in what could be an attempt to avoid supplying information for the App Store's privacy nutrition labels.

YouTube's App Store listing showing a blank App Privacy section
Google has not made any updates to its apps running on iOS from December 8 onwards. The version history listings for major apps such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, and other services all list their last updates as December 7, 2020 or earlier.

Google may be skirting Apple's privacy disclosures by not updating iOS apps | AppleInsider

 

[Siva]

Facebook continues to panic about upcoming privacy changes in iOS 14. The company has sent a new email to businesses today informing them that it has no choice but to comply with the iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency feature. Otherwise, Apple could remove Facebook from the App Store completely.

Facebook tells businesses it has no choice but to comply with upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS 14 - 9to5Mac