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Class action claims Apple deceives users with hidden settings

Apple, which promises in its privacy statement it won’t harvest user data, is accused of doing just that in a California class action that stems from findings of two independent researchers at software company, Mysk. The researchers found Apple’s App store gathered a bushel of information on iPhone users via Apple’s suite of iPhone apps, including iPhone Analytics, Apple Music, Apple TV, Books and Stocks. The information collected in real time includes what users tap on, search for, what ads they see, how the app is discovered, and how long users look at each app’s page.

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IT’S THE LAW (11/15/2022)

November 15, 2022

Argentina, which has had privacy legislation in place for more than twenty years, published a draft bill to update the country’s Personal Data Protection Act. The Argentinian data protection authority (AAIP) draft includes modification to the existing legislation and incorporates four new articles that strengthen protection for personal data and puts the onus on controllers to provide justification for processing data.

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New Google Play data safety tracking report shows which apps violate privacy most

November 15, 2022
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Scope3 Joins the Brand Safety Club

March 17, 2025

Scope3 is expanding into brand safety and fraud detection turf of Integral Ad Science and DoubleVerify.  Amazon DSP is the first company to integrate Scope3’s Agentic Media Platform, which eliminates made-for-advertising, fraud, non-brand-safe, and climate-risk inventory by default.  A separate Brand Standards product, built on top of the Agentic Media Platform, lets companies connect with expert AI agents to apply additional content standards.

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