{"id":414445,"date":"2018-03-30T08:28:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T08:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=414445"},"modified":"2018-03-30T08:28:13","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T08:28:13","slug":"iphone-update-adds-privacy-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/iphone-update-adds-privacy-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone update adds privacy ‘transparency’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Apple has updated its iOS, MacOS and tvOS operating systems to give people more information about how their personal data is collected and used.<\/p>\n
After updating, customers will see new information screens when they use Apple-made apps that collect personal data, such as App Store.<\/p>\n
The change comes ahead of new EU data protection rules, which take effect on 23 May.<\/p>\n
Apple also plans to let people download the data it has stored about them.<\/p>\n
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) toughens the requirements on how organisations handle the public’s data, and imposes harsher penalties for breaches.<\/p>\n
Apple has previously promoted its services and smartphones as being privacy-focused.<\/p>\n
The latest software update does not change how much data is collected, but new privacy information screens will appear when people use certain Apple-made apps for the first time.<\/p>\n