Apple Tightens Rules on Apps That Access Users’ Addresses
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Apple Inc. tightened its rules over software that accesses address-book information, following a controversy over social-networking applications such as Path uploading users’ contacts data without permission.
Apple is changing its policy to require app makers to get users’ approval before uploading data from their address books, said Tom Neumayr, a spokesman for Apple. Applications that upload contact-list information will need to be updated to meet the new requirements or be removed from Apple’s App Store.