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At Apple’s request, Facebook is removing its spyware-like Onavo VPN app from the App Store

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/02/facebook-vpn-onavo-spyware.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p><strong>Update</strong>: In a statement to TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino (https://twitter.com/panzer/status/1032404589360758785), Apple says it is committed to protecting user privacy:</p>

<p>“We work hard to protect user privacy and data security throughout the Apple ecosystem. With the latest update to our guidelines, we made it explicitly clear that apps should not collect information about which other apps are installed on a user’s device for the purposes of analytics or advertising/marketing and must make it clear what user data will be collected and how it will be used.”</p>

<p>Facebook is removing its controversial and spyware-like Onavo Protect (https://9to5mac.com/2018/02/13/facebook-protect-spyware-ios/) application from the App Store. The Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-remove-data-security-app-from-apple-store-1534975340?mod=djemalertNEWS) reports today that Apple has ruled the app as being in violation of its data-collection policies.</p>
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