Acebook developer certificate has been revoked by Apple! What's the matter with apple revoking FB certificate? Why did Apple revoke the FB certificate? What agreements did Facebook violate? Let's see.
According to Apple insider, apple officially revoked Facebook's enterprise developer certificate after Facebook was exposed to let users download monitoring apps.
It is reported that Apple provides the so-called enterprise developer certificate, which enables enterprises to have in-depth control over the iPhone, install applications remotely on the iPhone, monitor the use and access of applications, and delete data owned by enterprises.
Apple PR said: 'the enterprise Developer program we designed is for internal distribution of internal applications only. Facebook has been using its membership to distribute data collection apps to consumers, in clear violation of their agreement with apple. Any developer who uses their enterprise certificate to distribute the application to consumers will revoke their certificate. '
Earlier, according to techcrunch, Facebook was paying some users, including teenagers, to download an app. The app allows Facebook to gain deep access to activities on users' mobile phones.