iOS apps that build their own social networks on the back of users’ address books may soon become a thing of the past. In iOS 18, Apple is cracking down on the social apps that ask users’ permission ...

Apple has quietly changed its App Store rules, limiting developers' access to iPhone address books, Bloomberg first reported. The changes come in the wake of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal, ...

Antivirus software specialist Bitdefender has found that nearly 19% of iOS apps access your address book without your knowledge — or your consent — when you’re using them, and 41% track your location.