Thanks to Marc's original article that brought this issue to light, it appears that Apple has responded to ease privacy concerns about the Mini-Store. Marc just posted
this on his
blog, with details about how Apple has partially fixed the Mini-Store privacy issue in iTunes:
Quote:
Now, when you attempt to open the iTune MiniStore you are prompted with the following language:
The iTunes MiniStore allows you to discover new music and videos right from your iTunes Library. As you select items in your Library, information about that item is sent to Apple and the MiniStore will show you related songs or videos. Apple does not keep any information related to the contents of your music Library. Would you like to turn on the MiniStore now?
You don’t need to download any additional software to see the new Privacy language. Thus, Apple has addressed two of my primary concerns:
* The MiniStore is now opt-in instead of opt-out; in other words, a user can choose whether she wishes to use this feature but by default the feature is turned off.
* The interface now states in unambiguous language that some of your information is sent to Apple.
Apple should be commended for updating iTunes within a week of my original article.
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