iOS 14.3 Introduces App Privacy Labels in App Store

[cliffordyen]

I totally agree with @kiensoy. Showing these permissions is one thing, but often times you have no choice but accept it if you have no alternatives. In Android, some apps even can't run at all if you don't give the "necessary" (defined by the developers) permissions to it. Nonetheless, you can choose not to give permissions to the apps in recent Android versions. I wonder whether Apple will offer the same option here in iOS (I doubt it, in fact).

 

[SWAON]

I just opened the FB and Messenger and pretty much they use everything listed mostly as Other Data. I manually disabled everything I could from those. Will that be enough to secure they won't use my data?!

 

[EmotionalSnow]

Well, this might be an unwelcome opinion here, but Android has been showing App Permissions for years, including all the information Apple trying to show on this App Privacy page. These permissions will be listed once the developers request, and the apps won't work if they need but do not ask for it. So there is no room for cheating.

The problem is most of the users might just ignore it because of how detailed it is (or how lazy the users are). And I see the same problem here in iOS now.

Permissions are a totally different thing.

 

[redcaptrickster]

I just opened the FB and Messenger and pretty much they use everything listed mostly as Other Data. I manually disabled everything I could from those. Will that be enough to secure they won't use my data?!

Given Facebook’s track record, I’d wager the answer is no.

 

[redcaptrickster]

That is very true. And for others, it is blissful ignorance.

Yep. I guess for some, the loss of personal data pales in comparison to a good ego wank on Instagram or TikTok.

 

[cliffordyen]

Permissions are a totally different thing.

Well, I did not say they are the same thing. I just pointed out the info Apple provides now are included in Android App Permissions list for a while.

Thanks for letting me know that even providing another perspective here will be greeted with a disagree emoji. Awesome.

 

[Hammerd]

Ok this is cool but then what? What if I don’t want to share some of these data? There is no toggle. So if I still need an app that has no alternative I am still in the same position. The only difference is that I am now aware of all the data it pulls from me..