Posted ByTechViewThrough India Today Tech: Because Apple might be monitoring your activity, be careful what you search for on the App Store Two security experts claim that every contact a user has with the apps they download from the App Store is sent in full detail by iOS. Cyber experts claim that after the release of iOS 14.6 in May 2021, Apple has begun keeping an eye on the App Store.
Apple has been watching every tap a user makes on the App Store, according to cyber security researchers. A JSON file is used to transmit the data in real time to Apple. Apple purportedly monitors behaviour on the App Store since the introduction of iOS 14.6 in May 2021. Interesting to notice is that iOS 14.5 was published by Apple one month earlier.
In a series of tweets, the cyber researcher noted that Apple’s most recent changes to App Store marketing should cause many people to worry about their privacy.
On iOS 14.6, it looks that every tap you make is reported to Apple.
There was only one request for this information, he stated. Detailed usage information is supplied to Apple simultaneously as the user browses the App Store app. The details contain IDs that connect the activity to a profile (redacted in the video). Data for the video totals 152 KB, Mysk continued.
The researchers did make the observation that it is unknown whether Apple is still gathering analytics data for iOS 16.
The App Store’s ad options were increased by Apple last month. Instead of simply being able to do so for free, developers may now pay to have their apps appear on app pages, in the Today tab, and in App Store searches.
With Apple Search Ads, it’s easy to promote your software on the App Store. Thanks to the new Today tab and product page ad placements, you can now advertise your app across additional App Store moments, such as when customers first arrive, conduct specific searches, and browse apps for download, Apple stated.
However, the tweet noted that “the App Store already knows a great deal about our behavior and how we discover apps.”
Apple added additional ad spaces to the App Store last month. Developers can now pay to have their apps displayed on app pages and in the Today tab in addition to the App Store search, which was previously the only place they could advertise their products.
Using Apple Search Ads to promote your software on the App Store is easy. You can now promote your app across additional App Store moments, such as when users first visit, search for a particular app, and explore available downloads, Apple claims that this is because of the new Today tab and the product page advertisements.