June 25, 2013 08:00 am GMT
Original Link: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516416/study-shows-many-iphone-apps-defy-apples-privacy-advice/
Study Shows Many iPhone Apps Defy Apples Privacy Advice
Researchers say that over a third of iPhone apps still access a devices unique identifier.
In 2011, Apple advised that iPhone and iPad apps should stop logging the unique identifiers of users devices, a practice that can be exploited to build up profiles for ad-targeting purposes. But a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, suggests that many apps still do so.
Original Link: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516416/study-shows-many-iphone-apps-defy-apples-privacy-advice/
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