Twitter announced app graph, it will now track every mobile app its users have Installed on their smartphones and tables. Privacy advocates arise.
“Tweets, accounts, or other content to your timeline that we think you’ll find especially interesting.“
“To help build a more personal Twitter experience for you, we are collecting and occasionally updating the list of apps installed on your mobile device so we can deliver tailored content that you might be interested in.” states Twitter in a post that explain the concept of app graph. “We are only collecting the list of applications you have installed. We are not collecting any data within the applications.”
Twitter has recently updated the mobile app for iOS platform, adding the “app graph” feature, meanwhile the Android version will be issued the next week.
“Additionally, if you have previously opted out of interest-based ads by turning on “Limit Ad Tracking” on your iOS device or by adjusting your Android device settings to “Opt out of interest-based ads,” we will not collect your apps unless you adjust your device settings.” continues the company post on the app graph.
- Tap the overflow icon
- Tap Settings.
- Tap the account you’d like to adjust.
- Under Other, you can adjust the setting to Tailor Twitter based on my apps.
Using Twitter for iOS:
- From the Me tab, tap the gear icon
- Tap Settings.
- Tap the account you’d like to adjust.
- Under Privacy, you can adjust the setting to Tailor Twitter based on my apps.
(Security Affairs – Twitter App graph, privacy)