Apple Will Update iOS to Require Explicit User Approval for Contacts Access

Apple will update iOS to require explicit user approval before applications can access address book data, according to statement made to AllThingsD.

"Apps that collect or transmit a user's contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines," Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told AllThingsD. "We're working to make this even better for our customers, and as we have done with location services, any app wishing to access contact data will require explicit user approval in a future software release."

This statement just after the company received a letter from Congress demanding answers after consumer complaints over privacy violations by Path and other applications.


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