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Apple tipped to clamp down on tracking inside kids apps

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Apple says it wants to take steps to ensure both users and developers get a fair deal out of data collection.
WWDC 2019 gets underway tomorrow, Apple’s yearly get together for developers and app makers, and we just got another rumor about what’s in store – tighter controls on user tracking inside apps targeted at kids.
According to the WSJ, Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to announce more controls over what can and can’t be gathered in terms of user data, as well as pushing for more transparency over the data that gets collected.
The WSJ tested 80 apps highlighted in the iOS App Store, including some apps aimed at children, and found all but one included third-party trackers.

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