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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by buzzert on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:26PM (#23074095)
With the sheer amount of scam, privacy invading apps that are preying on people’s fear, can you blame them?
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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by cwhiz on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:52PM (#23075911)
Yes, I can. They should do their job of vetting the apps. They have a disclaimer that it will take 7 days then they just reject it for being tangentially related to Covid even if it could have a positive impact.
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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by MaxBarraclough on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:34PM (#23074174)
A silver lining for the failure of PWAs: they can't really be used to get around the appstore requirements and defraud people.
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