A few days ago, two iOS developers and security researchers calling themselves “Mysk” on Twitter raised privacy concerns about the App Store and revealed that the iOS system sent Apple a message on how users interact with the App Store. Detailed log of interactions.
Mysk said the data included details about where users tapped on the screen, and this information was sent to Apple in real-time via a JSON file. Mysk also said that Apple has been tracking user behavior in the App Store since iOS 14.6, which was released in May 2021.
Source: Twitter
According to Mysk, Apple introduced the App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS 14.5, which requires apps to obtain user consent before tracking user privacy. But in the next version, iOS 14.6, Apple introduced the ability to track what users clicked on for the App Store.
Source: Twitter
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