Apple warns developers of apps that follow user actions by removing them from App Sotre

Following the report on the exploitation of some travel applications known for user data by third-party companies to analyze the data and track the movements of this user and collect information without his knowledge, Apple warned the developers of these applications to follow the movements or they will completely remove them from their App Store according to the site Techcrunch.

Apple pointed out that the license to add applications to its store is strictly prohibited to use this method to track users without prior permission of them, explaining to them how and the mechanism of data collection, the spokesman for the company said that they were taking serious action and the right developers and owners of this information. Applications.

According to Techcrunch, several known travel apps such as Air Canada, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Expedia and a third-party company were used to analyze Glassbox data, which analyzed user data and recorded it without their permission and without taking into account the security measures. The report included the collection of personal and financial data such as name, passport number and credit card information.