Apple asks app developers to disclose user data on apps

Apple has asked its app developers to reveal user data that they and their third-party partners collect for apps and app updates.“Third-party partners” refers to analytics tools, advertising networks, third-party SDKs, or other external vendors whose code developers add to their app."You need to identify all of the data you or your third-party partners collect," the company said in its App developer site.App developers will have to submit new apps and app updates to the App Store starting December 8, 2020.This will enable users can learn about some of the data types the apps may collect once developers put that on each app's product page, later this year.They can also know if that data is linked to them or used to track them."You’ll need to provide information about your app’s privacy practices, including the practices of third-party partners whose code you integrate into your app, in App Store Connect," Apple said.