Its listing on the Mac App Store is accompanied a majority of lavishly positive five-star reviews. https://threatpost.com/top-macos-app-exfiltrates-browser-his

Its listing on the Mac App Store is accompanied a majority of lavishly positive five-star reviews. https://threatpost.com/top-macos-app-exfiltrates-browser-histories-behind-users-backs/137247/ https://threatpost.com/top-macos-app-exfiltrates-browser-his... Can we talk about this problem? Amazon gets a lot of attention for questionable reviews but Apple hardly gets any backlash from consumers or the media. I note on the relevant Apple page for developers (https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ios/system-capabilities/ratings-and-reviews/ https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline...) that the following guidance is given: Ratings and reviews help people make informed decisions when considering whether to try out your app. Positive ratings and reviews can mean more downloads of your app, and customer feedback gives you insight into real world usage that helps direct future development efforts. Delivering a great overall experience is the best way to encourage positive ratings and reviews, but it’s also important to ask for feedback at appropriate times. Keep these considerations in mind when asking people to rate your app. Ask for a rating only after the user has demonstrated engagement with your app. For example, prompt the user upon the completion of a game level or productivity task. Nowhere on that page are there any prohibitions against asking for five-star or positive reviews, and indeed, it's quite easy to find examples of high-profile apps asking for five star reviews, including Amazon (see example on the bottom of this page: http://leanmedia.org/amazon-removes-reviewer-emails-profiles/ http://leanmedia.org/amazon-removes-reviewer-emails-profiles...). It's not hard to see the damage done by inflated or bogus user reviews: The unwary are more likely to download them, as is the case for this top-ranking utility sending browser history back to China.