28-07-2023 16:35 via macworld.com

iOS 17 introduces strict new app rules in fight against ‘fingerprinting’

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When iOS 17 arrives this fall, it will bring a slew of features that make our iPhones better, including Contact Posters, Standby, and Live Voicemail. But there’s one you might not notice that will make your iPhone safer: a new requirement for developers that seeks to cut down on using APIs to track users by “fingerprinting” them.As spotted by 9to5Mac, iOS 17 introduces a set of “required reason” APIs that need to be defined before an app will be approved fo
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