Apple Tells iPhone App Developers to Stop Using Location Data For Advertising Purposes

Andy
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imageApple Tells iPhone App Developers to Stop Using Location Data For Advertising Purposes

Advertisements targeted by location is one of the biggest plus points for mobile advertising. However, in a recent message on the iPhone developer blog, Apple has announced that iPhone apps that pull the users' location details primarily to serve targeted ads will no longer be approved. Apple writes "If you...

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  • TimW
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    The ads are the main reason i spent money on the Firewall IP app, Kills most adverts.
    Just wish it could kill Cydia ads too (especially the 'Floating' ads on ZoddTTD repo)