Apple reportedly begins rejecting apps that access an iOS device’s unique identifier

Some iOS app developers are reporting that Apple has begun rejecting apps that access a device’s unique identifier (UDID) — a move that was previously suggested when Apple deprecated the UDID in iOS 5 back in August of last year, and now appears to be officially taking effect during a time of increased scrutiny over the company’s privacy safeguards. UDIDs are used by some app developers to track user behavior, but their use has been scrutinized since they are permanent and because users are unable to block sending UDIDs to third parties. TechCrunch reports that two of Apple’s review teams started “blanket rejections of apps that use UDIDs” this week, and that next week four teams will issue rejections — until all ten review teams…
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