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Surprise! Apple doesn't give a shit that this is happening. If they didn't want developers to have the data, they wouldn't have made the API public. Apple eve
by teej 15y ago
Surprise! Apple doesn't give a shit that this is happening. If they didn't want developers to have the data, they wouldn't have made the API public. Apple even touts this as a feature in their public-facing developer site!
Quote from https://developer.apple.com/technologies/ios/data-management.html https://developer.apple.com/technologies/ios/data-management...
"iOS apps even have access to a device’s global data such as contacts in the Address Book, and photos in the Photo Library"
This is in no way a failure of the App Review process. This is a failure in the way Apple expects user data to be treated. Lots of developers do this. The only way to stop this is a change in Apple policy, end of story.
- mihaifm 15y agoThis seems like a serious policy 'bug' indeed. The app developers have their part of the fault, but if someone just gives you free stuff, why not just take it.