[cnet] Apple knocks Facebook with shutdown over app privacy flap

LexRank Summarization

• "It wasn't 'spying' as all of the people who signed up to participate went through a clear on-boarding process asking for their permission and were paid to participate," the spokesperson said.


• "I think it's highly unlikely that the vast majority of the people who went through this whole process really knew the kind of power they were giving Facebook when they clicked OK to install this (app)," said Bennett Cyphers, a staff technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.


• During an interview with Vice late last year, Cook said he views "privacy as one of the most important issues of the 21st century." But Facebook isn't the only tech firm to land in hot water.

TextRank Summarization

• Facebook has run into trouble with Apple over a controversial data-collecting app the social network used for market research, and that could impact Facebook's ability to test other apps internally.


• "Less than 5 percent of the people who chose to participate in this market research program were teens.


• PT.Updates, 8:45 a.m.: Adds information about problems with internal app development at Facebook; 12:19 p.m.: Includes background about Apple's clash with Facebook and other tech firms; 5:15 p.m.: Adds comment from EFF.

Ref: https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-shuts-down-ios-research-app-it-used-to-access-user-data/#ftag=CAD590a51e