Lawmakers say Apple did not answer all their questions on app privacy
Unhappy with the initial response from Apple outlining how the Cupertino-based giant reviews permission models for applications who transmit user data, two US lawmakers have since asked Apple to meet members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to explain the company's mobile privacy policies saying the original letter did not answer all their questions.
This "application permission issue" has come to light after social networking app Path was found to be accessing and collecting iPhone user's addressbook data without their consent. Apple has since announced that a future software release will include a mechanism to ask for explicit user consent when accessing addressbook data - similar to how it currently seeks permission for sharing location information.
“To help us understand these issues, we request that you make available representatives to brief our staff on the Energy and Commerce Committee”, Rep. Henry Waxman and Rep. G.K. Butterfield wrote.
