Apple also now requires developers to get consent from users for each specific use of their contact list.Īlso: Apple bans developers from submitting cryptocurrency mining apps for iOS devices Such information could include names, phone numbers, addresses, birthdays, and even photos. Specifically, developers may no longer create databases - or share or sell databases - of address book information they collect from iPhone users. The changes come in the wake of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal, which prompted Apple to criticize the social media giant for its handling of user data. Apple has quietly changed its App Store rules, limiting developers' access to iPhone address books, Bloomberg first reported.
