US EditionApple reportedly broke the law by ignoring US sanctions on apps
The Tech Transparency Project identified 52 apps linked to U.S.-sanctioned entities on Apple’s App Store, with Apple removing 35 after the report but disputing all violations.
- The Tech Transparency Project flagged 52 apps on Apple App Store linked to entities on the Treasury Department's SDN list, prompting scrutiny of possible sanctions breaches.
- After a 2019 Treasury Department settlement, Apple promised to improve sanctions screening, but the Tech Transparency Project says the company falls short six years later.
- All flagged App Store pages listed developer or seller names matching sanctioned entities, including Russian financial institutions, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and a company owned by an accused Lithuanian drug trafficker.
- Apple removed 35 apps during or after the investigation, though it disputes all violate sanctions; legal experts warn the U.S. Treasury Department's prior settlement raises Apple's exposure.
- The findings undermine Apple's long-standing App Store safety claim, raising national-security and human-rights concerns linked to Russian banks and XPCC, and challenge Apple's market control justification.
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Blacklisted apps stayed on App Store despite US sanctions
Over 50 apps on the App Store and Google Play Store continued to be available even after the US banned working with the developers.The App Store has several apps that may violate sanctionsApple was accused in 2021 of hosting apps by companies on the US Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals — and in 2019 was fined for doing so. Now The Tech Transparency Project (TPP), a non-profit watchdog, says Apple and Google have contin…
Mario Romero.- A serious complaint published by the media The Washington Post, accuses that Apple's App Store has been illegally hosting dozens of applications linked to companies sanctioned by the United States, according to a new surveillance report. The Tech Transparency Project, a non-profit defense group, marked 52 [...] The post Apple hosts illegal applications in its App Store as reported by The Washington Post first appeared on TransMedi…
Apple faces allegations of violating US law after dozens of apps belonging to sanctioned companies were discovered in its App Store. A similar situation has been reported at Google, albeit on a smaller scale, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing data from the non-profit research initiative Tech Transparency Project. Apple's promise of a "safe and secure store" has been called into question. Apple has repeatedly stated that the App Store is a "safe a…
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