Apple Faces Scrutiny as Sanctioned Entities Slip Through App Store Controls

Apple's App Store has been unlawfully hosting dozens of apps tied to U.S.-sanctioned companies, according to a new watchdog ...

Apple & Google reportedly hosted blacklisted apps despite US sanctions

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Apple and Google hosted apps belonging to blacklisted foreign companies on their app stores

A transparency group has found that Apple and Google have reportedly allowed dozens of apps belonging to entities and ...

Pinterest backs bill requiring app stores to verify age

Pinterest announced Monday it is backing the App Store Accountability Act, a bill that would require app stores to verify ...

Apple reportedly broke the law by ignoring US sanctions on apps

Apple has been accused of breaking the law by failing to comply with US sanctions after the App Store was found to have contain dozens of apps from sanctioned companies. The same was true of Google, ...
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App stores host VPN apps linked to Chinese military, study finds

Summary: Researchers found that five VPN apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play have ties to the Chinese military. One of the companies is even hiring someone “well-versed in American culture.” ...

Apple defeats ban on charging commission on linked-out purchases from iOS apps

Apple has defeated the total ban on charging a commission on web-based purchases that originate from links inside iOS ...
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Crypto-stealing apps found in Apple App Store for the first time

Android and iOS apps on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store contain a malicious software development kit (SDK) designed to steal cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases using optical character ...