{"id":25523,"date":"2019-06-04T14:48:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T18:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=25523"},"modified":"2020-03-05T09:03:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T14:03:42","slug":"apple-reverses-course-on-mdm-and-parental-control-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/04\/apple-reverses-course-on-mdm-and-parental-control-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Reverses Course on MDM and Parental Control Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2019\/06\/04\/apple-lets-parental-apps-use-mdm-strict-privacy\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2019\/06\/04\/apple-lets-parental-apps-use-mdm-strict-privacy\/\">\n<p>As one of <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=06032019j\">many updates to its App Store Review Guidelines<\/a> this week, Apple has indicated that parental control app developers are again permitted to use Mobile Device Management (MDM) technology in their apps, so long as they do not sell, use, or disclose any data to third parties for any purpose.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/03\/proposed-screen-time-api\/\">Proposed Screen Time API<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/30\/app-store-competition\/\">App Store Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/29\/apple-cracks-down-on-screen-time-apps-that-use-mdm\/\">Apple Cracks Down on Screen Time Apps That Use MDM<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Update (2019-06-04): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rustyshelf\/status\/1135997742587580416\">Russell Ivanovic<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rustyshelf\/status\/1135997742587580416\">\n<p>Remember kids, running to the press never works &#x1F609;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"apple-reverses-course-on-mdm-and-parental-control-apps-update-2019-07-15\">Update (2019-07-15): <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2019\/07\/ourpact-returns-to-app-store-reviving-debates-about-apples-impartiality\/\">Anna Washenko<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2019\/07\/ourpact-returns-to-app-store-reviving-debates-about-apples-impartiality\/\">\n<p>OurPact, an app that lets parents monitor and limit their children's use of technology, has returned to the App Store after being removed this spring. 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