Facebook Inc. FB 0.59% pulled its data-security app from Apple Inc.’s AAPL 0.00% app store after the iPhone maker ruled that the service violated its data-collection policies, according to a person familiar with the matter. The app, called Onavo Protect, has been available as a free download through Apple’s app store for years, with updates regularly approved by Apple’s app-review board. On Thursday, Apple officials suggested that Facebook voluntarily take down the Onavo app and Facebook agreed, said the person, who described the discussions as cordial. The app won’t vanish from the phones of users who have already downloaded the app, but Facebook will no longer be able to push updates of the app. In responses, Facebook claimed that its privacy policy for the Onavo app makes it clear to users that their activity is being tracked.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 22, 2018 22:05 UTC