Why has Apple blocked its Pride-themed Apple Watch face in Russia?

Apple’s Pride-themed watch face is unavailable in Russia. Reports suggest the company has outright blocked the LGBTQ-friendly rainbow themes to avoid a conflict with Russia’s restrictive statutes on “gay propaganda”. That’s despite Apple launching the watch face and accompanying woven band as part of its “unwavering commitment to equality and diversity.” The discovery was made by […]

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Apple is finally plugging an important App Store data privacy gap

Apple is finally forcing app developers to include a privacy policy for all new and updated app submissions. In an announcement this week, the company says even apps submitted through the TestFlight beta testing platform will require an easily-accessible text-based policy or an external link before they’ll be accepted. The privacy policy will require developers to state […]

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