Apple Inc announced today, Wednesday, January 30, that it has banned access to Facebook Inc from a program που έχει σχεδιαστεί για να επιτρέπει σε επιχειρήσεις να ελέγχουν τα iPhone used by their employees.
According to Apple, the largest social network used the program to record the online habits of teenagers.
Apple has a number of certificates that allow businesses to have full control over the iPhone of their employees.
The certificates (CERTIFICATES) enable companies to install applications remotely, monitor its usage devices but also of the applications. Additionally, companies using these certificates can delete company-owned data stored on iPhones.
Apple designed this program (Developer Enterprise Program) for companies whose staff use iPhones for internal functions. Privacy requirements do not allow the use of this program in phones which is for personal use.
Apple Facebook ban: How did the story begin?
On Tuesday, TechCrunch Reported ότι το Facebook πληρώνει χρήστες ηλικίας έως και 13 ετών να εγκαταστήσουν μια εφαρμογή που ονομάζεται Facebook Research. Η εφαρμογή χρησιμοποιούσε τα εργαλεία της Αpple και ζητούσε από το χρήστη του iPhone την άδεια να εγκαταστήσει ένα λογισμικό εικονικού ιδιωτικού δικτύου που μπορεί να παρακολουθεί τις συνήθειες browsing.
Following the revelation, Apple cut off access to Facebook from the program, stating that the program was "exclusively for the internal distribution of applications in an organization."
"Facebook is using social networking users to distribute a data collection application to consumers, in clear violation of its agreement with Apple."
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