Apple removes Wikileaks app
Apple has removed a WikiLeaks app from its store on the grounds that it violated the company's developer guidelines for applications for use on its iPhones and iPads, the company said Tuesday.
The action places Apple among a group of major US companies who have cut ties or services to the whistle-blowing website and have subsequently been targeted by hackers sympathetic to WikiLeaks.
The 1.99-dollar app was initially released on Friday and allowed users of Apple's iPad or iPhone devices to access WikiLeaks with a single click, rather than having to use a web browser to navigate to the site. The app has no official ties with WikiLeaks, but its developer did promise to donate all the income to the site.
