Apple is being sued in a California court for illegal tracking of users – through their iPhones and iPads even if the device tracking was turned off.
The petitioner cited research as the base for his complaint, where it pointed out that Apple is collecting users’ device analytics of the App Store through their iPhones, despite a dedicated setting to turn this off was on. As it violates user privacy, the plaintiff is suing the company now.
Tracking Despite Asking Not to
Apple often boasts of its stringent privacy and security policies to safeguard users, practiced across its products and services in all countries. The company has introduced a number of reforms to attain user trust and now stands as the best company that guards our data.
But it has now been accused of tracking users despite saying not to! Research from Mysk discovered that Apple is collecting device analytics of its users in the App Store – like what they tap on, which apps they search for, which ads they see, and how long they have looked at them.
???? 1/5 The recent changes that Apple has made to App Store ads should raise many #privacy concerns. It seems that the #AppStore app on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app to Apple.????This data is sent in one request: (data usage & personalized ads are off) #CyberSecurity pic.twitter.com/1pYqdagi4e — Mysk ???????????????? (@mysk_co) November 3, 2022
