- Apps Apple removes 25,000 gambling apps from China’s App Store. Apparently, the apps are still working if the user had already downloaded it prior to the ban.
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- Any gambling apps from being distributed in its store, Apple has allowed for them but strictly based on geographical location and compliance with the laws in each area. For example, in the UK where online gambling is permitted, you’ll find iOS Apps for some of the.
In brief: While Facebook and Google were lambasted by Apple for violating its rules on the use of Enterprise Certificates, it seems they weren’t the only ones guilty of this practice. The program has also been used to distribute hacked versions of popular apps, along with porn and gambling programs not allowed on Apple's store.
Reuters reports that the certificates, which are designed to let companies distribute iOS apps to their employees without going through the Apple Store, are being used by software pirates to modify apps such as Spotify, Angry Birds, Pokemon Go, and Minecraft. In Spotify’s case, the alterations allow music to be streamed without ads on its free tier—something the firm is trying to stop. In the hacked games, users can “circumvent fees and rules.”
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The distributors of these apps make their money by charging $13 or more per year for subscriptions to “VIP” versions of their services, which offer more stable versions of the free, modded apps.
In a separate report, TechCrunch notes that the same certificate program is being used to distribute porn and real-money gambling apps, which Apple doesn’t allow or limits on its store.
Developers wishing to apply for an Enterprise Certificate have to pay $299 and fill out an online form promising not to distribute the apps to customers. Once they take a phone call from Apple a few weeks' later, the shady firms can acquire a certificate. These are often used by multiple publishers who make the enterprise apps available to sideload from various websites.
When it was revealed that Facebook and Google had been using the certificate program for market research purposes, Apple temporarily disabled access to their internal iOS apps, affecting everything from company transportation services to food ordering applications.
In a statement, Apple said it would be investigating the abuse of its program.
Developers that abuse our enterprise certificates are in violation of the Apple Developer Enterprise Program Agreement and will have their certificates terminated, and if appropriate, they will be removed from our Developer Program completely. We are continuously evaluating the cases of misuse and are prepared to take immediate action.
The company also announced that from February 27, all developer accounts will need to have two-factor authentication enabled, thereby keeping them more secure and stopping third-party access.
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Apple seems to have enforced a new App Store policy which has led to the company to remove gambling related apps from the App Store. However, Apple’s move seems to be hastily implemented as it has inadvertently removed many apps that have nothing to do with gambling.
Apple has removed news apps and other non-gambling apps from the App Store and informed such developers that there apps have been removed for violating the App Store guidelines related to gambling.
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Our newsstand/news/magazine app just got removed from sale from the App Store 24 hours after our 3.0 update was approved. Reason given: gambling/fraudulent activity. We publish a magazine — nothing to do with gambling or fraud at all. 😞😢😲😱 https://t.co/ewu3mE5FG5pic.twitter.com/vaKtLthvkW
— Wojtek Pietrusiewicz (@morid1n) August 9, 2018
Today Apple removed my 3 years old app for browsing and sending GIFs from the App Store. The reason? They no longer allow gambling apps submitted by individual developers 🤷â€x8D♂ï¸x8F
Gambling? You could browse and send GIFs. You know, those files pronounced with a hard G. pic.twitter.com/rzrH5eWmyp
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Apple seems to have removed any such app from the App Store which provides unrestricted web access and has a 17+ age rating.
Apple’s move today likely stems from the iMessage spam that iPhone users have been facing in China. Most of these spam messages point to gambling sites or services which are banned in China. Apple has been warranted to undue criticism due to this which is perhaps why the Cupertino company has enforced this new App Store guidelines. The removal of gambling apps has apparently led to over 20,000 apps from the Chinese App Store.
[Via MacRumors]