Must destroy iphone...
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Jim DeVito
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Joe Sgambellone
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Hey Jim -
Not sure if you saw the update or not:
Apple has clarified what this blacklist is for:
(http://gizmodo.com/5034707/iphone-app-b ... bling-apps)
An "informed source" at Apple has [said] the mysterious iPhone app blacklist striking fear in the hearts of iPhone-toting privacy nerds everywhere actually isn't for remotely disabling apps. Nope, it's actually a CoreLocation blacklist—in other words, a list of apps not allowed to access CoreLocation (which would be why it was buried there). So actually, it's protecting your privacy by keeping naughty apps from knowing where you are.
So, fortunately, looks like the app-killer device is only intended to block apps trying to access CoreLocation (at least that's what they're telling us). Not that I have an iPhone.
Joe
Not sure if you saw the update or not:
Apple has clarified what this blacklist is for:
(http://gizmodo.com/5034707/iphone-app-b ... bling-apps)
An "informed source" at Apple has [said] the mysterious iPhone app blacklist striking fear in the hearts of iPhone-toting privacy nerds everywhere actually isn't for remotely disabling apps. Nope, it's actually a CoreLocation blacklist—in other words, a list of apps not allowed to access CoreLocation (which would be why it was buried there). So actually, it's protecting your privacy by keeping naughty apps from knowing where you are.
So, fortunately, looks like the app-killer device is only intended to block apps trying to access CoreLocation (at least that's what they're telling us). Not that I have an iPhone.
Joe
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Jim DeVito
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