American multinational tech giant Apple demanded all apps, including those still in testing, to have a privacy policy starting October 3, 2018.
According to an article published in TechCrunch, app developers will have to insert a link to their privacy policy in the metadata for their app.
The privacy policies will have to specify particulars including how the data from a user is collected and used, it stated.
The Apple designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services.
Apple’s Worldwide annual revenue totalled $229 billion for the 2017 fiscal year. Apple is the world’s largest tech company by revenue and the world’s third-largest mobile phone manufacturer after Samsung and Huawei.
In August 2018, Apple became the first public U.S. company to be valued at over US$1 trillion.
The company employs 123,000 full-time employees and maintains 504 retail stores in 24 countries as of 2018.
