Apple temporarily uses the App Store app to share apps for users’ locations.
According to the 9to5Mac article, Apple will notify affected developers and claim that their application violates the App Store Evaluation Guidelines. According to the App Store Evaluation Guidelines, sharing of geographic location data with third parties must be applied. With the explicit consent of the user, and inform the purpose of sharing data.
According to the news, developers can resubmit their applications to the App Store once the code is removed.
Apple is just one of many technology companies that have reassessed their data policies. As new data protection laws in Europe are about to take effect, technology companies that collect and store data on EU residents are currently assessing their policies to ensure that they do not violate the EU's new laws. The "General Data Protection Regulation" will take effect on May 25th. It will raise the standard for privacy protection of the Internet and give European residents more control over their data.
Apple is known for its toughness toward privacy issues. In March of this year, four new privacy management tools were announced, giving users more control over their data and ensuring that they would not violate the "Comprehensive Data Protection Regulations." Educational Products in March At the press conference, Apple also used privacy as a central part of the Schoolwork application.