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Apple is dealing with another privacy mess

Why it matters: This is the second time in as many weeks that Apple has been caught unawares as to how its platform was being misused.

Our thought bubble: Neither issue was Apple's fault and, indeed, the company had policies in place designed to prevent such behavior.

Meanwhile, Apple released a patch for the FaceTime bug that allowed users to see a recipient even before a call was answered.

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Author: Axios

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Axios has recently written 10 articles on similar topics including :
  1. "The Cambridge Analytica scandal set off a broader privacy reckoning". (July 24, 2019)
  2. "Democrats and critics fear the deal might let Facebook off easy". (July 13, 2019)
  3. "Big tech's is betting big that consumers want cheap or free cool stuff more than privacy". (June 25, 2019)
  4. "IoT devices can pick up your voice, interests, habits, TV preferences, meals and all sorts of other sensitive data". (June 25, 2019)
  5. "YouTube has already been under scrutiny for its content". (June 19, 2019)
  6. "The state's attorney general is asking a state court to enforce the investigation's request". (November 6, 2019)
  7. "Apple has made privacy part of its brand, and it collects less data than many competitors, but it still knows a lot about you". (June 11, 2019)
  8. "Almost a billion kids will be covered by digital privacy laws by 2021". (June 11, 2019)
  9. "Regulator wants to learn more about "mass collection of individuals medical records," WSJ reports". (November 13, 2019)
  10. "California, Delaware and Utah top the list". (October 23, 2019)
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