Apple bans Facebook from tech tools for tracking teen browsing habits

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Apple bans Facebook from tech tools for tracking teen browsing habits

Improperly tracked the web-browsing habits of teenagers.

Apple Inc said on Wednesday it had banned Facebook Inc from a program designed to let businesses control iPhones used by their employees, saying the social networking company had improperly used it to track the web-browsing habits of teenagers. Apple offers what are known as certificates that ...

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