Apple is introducing a new level of user security and privacy in iOS 8 with a new setting that allows apps to access user location information only when they are active. Third party apps will have to be updated to support the new feature, and users may have to tolerate a lot of pop-ups in order to confirm their settings for each app.
How an Awkward Moment at WWDC Underscores the Need for App Trials
For a brief moment during Apple’s WWDC 2014 keynote, developers thought that the company was finally going to deliver on a long-requested feature: iOS App Store trials. But a misunderstanding created a humorously awkward moment, and underscored the desire of the community for this important feature.
Privacy-Focused Search Engine DuckDuckGo Included in Safari 8
Computing privacy advocates scored a big win on Monday, as Apple announced the inclusion of privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo in the next versions of Safari, which will ship as part of OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 later this year.