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Mysk🇨🇦🇩🇪

🔔 Soon after we published our findings about the App Store collecting exhaustive and identifiable usage data, we were approached by law enforcement in the U.S. to help them navigate through the usage data they obtained from Apple for a suspect. They presented a court order to . As we showed, there's no way to turn off sharing the App Store usage data. Apple maintains this identifiable data about every user.

Original video: youtu.be/8JxvH80Rrcw

Many developers collect identifiable usage data. The list includes Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Snapchat, Spotify, TikTok, Twitch, Zoom. Just check the apps Privacy Nutrition Labels. Given a court order, developers are obliged to hand in this data to law enforcement.

#Apple#iOS#Privacy

@mysk Do they actually need a court order? They might just give out the data if police asks.

@joel No idea, perhaps it is different per service

@mysk When you buy a Bluetooth bulb from LEDVANCE, you need to install the LEDVANCE SMART+ app. I found out that a huge amount of data is being collected. After reading their privacy policy and their reasons for data collection, I chose not to install the app. Thats crazy! I JUST NEED TO TURN THE LIGHT ON AND OFF + DIM THE LIGHT!!!

@ebirch @mysk 😡I hadn’t fully considered this until now with quite a few “smart” devices I have 🤨 3 apps. I could get rid of 2 of them without major hassle ; wonder if using them purely via HomeKit or Home Assistant / homebrige etc to mitigate some of the spying or leakage