Unfortunately, some top apps available in Apple’s Mac App Store have been likened to spyware, which cares little about users’ privacy.įirst it was the security-scanning Adware Doctor app – listed at fourth on the Mac App Store’s list of top paid apps until it was removed – that was “ stealing” users’ files and privacy. “We believe that your private data should remain private.” Apps likened to spywareīy extension, most Apple users seem to believe that apps from the official Mac App Store are trustworthy and safe as Apple claims. “One of the reasons people choose Apple products is because of our commitment to security and privacy,” he said. Shortly thereafter at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, outlined new security and privacy protections built into the new macOS 10.14 Mjohave. “I think most people are not aware of who is tracking them, how much they're being tracked and sort of the large amounts of detailed data that are out there about them.”Ĭook was actually aiming at Facebook’s data collection when he reiterated that Apple believes “privacy is a fundamental human right.” “The privacy thing has gotten totally out of control,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook to CNN this summer. Researchers have discovered even more shady Apple Store apps that steal and secretly upload user data to servers in China.

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