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Title: Apple blocks iOS app that claims to detect net neutrality violations through data throttling [Update] Post by: HCK on January 19, 2018, 04:05:18 pm Apple blocks iOS app that claims to detect net neutrality violations through data throttling [Update]
<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/net-neutrality.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500)</div><p>[Update: The developer now says (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5vn9k/apple-blocking-net-neutrality-app-wehe) his app has been approved (https://geo.itunes.apple.com/ca/app/wehe/id1309242023?mt=8&at=10laZc&pt=11l8808) after all.]</p> <p>Apple has reportedly rejected an app that claims to detect net neutrality violations and study which carriers throttle major video services. Motherboard (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5vn9k/apple-blocking-net-neutrality-app-wehe) reports that researcher David Choffnes says his app Wehe was rejected by the App Store for apparently offering no benefit to the user, but the app’s promise sounds rather straightforward…</p> <p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/18/app-store-net-neutrality-block/#more-516149" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p><div class="feedflare"> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/9To5Mac-MacAllDay?i=0EkjDQxrGTI:ckx332kCruc:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/9To5Mac-MacAllDay?a=0EkjDQxrGTI:ckx332kCruc:D7DqB2pKExk) </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9To5Mac-MacAllDay/~4/0EkjDQxrGTI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> Source: Apple blocks iOS app that claims to detect net neutrality violations through data throttling [Update] (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9To5Mac-MacAllDay/~3/0EkjDQxrGTI/) |