According to Gizmodo, using a jailbroken iPhone to get specific information on data transfers, the Mysk analysis found that any time an iPhone user opens the App Store, searches, clicks on, and views an app (including for how long you view it), and encounters an ad, that data is harvested along with device information like ID numbers, model of phone, keyboard language, and Wi-Fi connection. Despite opting out of personalized ads and recommendations and data sharing, Mysk said that the permissions change “did not reduce the amount of detailed analytics that the app was sending.”
And if you’re watching stocks, Apple pulls that information, too — which stocks, time stamps for viewing and searching them, and which news articles were clicked in the Stocks app.
As Gizmodo points out, watching over App Store activity can spark major trust issues between iPhone users and Apple. Viewing and downloading apps that pertain to medical and mental health, substance abuse and addiction, sexual orientation, and religion can expose sensitive information that — by the words straight out of Apple’s “Device Analytics & Privacy” disclosure — should be kept private.
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