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How long until Apple removes this app for the same reasons as The OG App? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33015769 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33
by TobyTheDog123 4y ago
How long until Apple removes this app for the same reasons as The OG App?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33015769 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33015769
5.2.2 Third-Party Sites/Services: If your app uses, accesses, monetizes access to, or displays content from a third-party service, ensure that you are specifically permitted to do so under the service’s terms of use. Authorization must be provided upon request.
- tsol 4y agoHmm honestly it looks like they'd be in the right to take it down too. I support the app and I think it's cool what they're(the app makers) doing, but it's not surprise that app stores might not be cool with the DIY nature of how they get the data.
- mylons 4y agoif it's not illegal to acquire the data, then this is the app store likely getting a call from AA and shutting you down. meanwhile, if you're this Jeff guy, you can submit a request to apple or google and get an email response days/weeks later. what's cool about that?
- tsol 4y agoSorry when I said 'I think it's cool what they're doing' I was referring to the app makers. The wording was a little ambiguous-- fixed.
- mylons 4y agosadly waiting on the EU to dismantle app store monopolies via regulation.