Accuracy of Apple privacy labels catch the eye of legislators


The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has submitted an inquiry to Apple about its new App Store privacy labels. Citing a recent Washington Post report, the committee is inquiring about the labels' accuracy and encouraging Apple to improve. The report found many self-reported labels were not accurate.

Via MacRumors:

Details on the process by which Apple audits the privacy information provided by app developers and how frequently audits are conducted;

How many of the apps audited since the implementation of the App Privacy label were found to have provided inaccurate or misleading information;

Whether Apple ensures that App Privacy labels are corrected upon the discovery of inaccuracies or misleading information; and

Details regarding Apple's enforcement policies when an app fails to provide accurate privacy information for the App Privacy label.

Curiously, the legislators are looking into labels that new and controversial among apps and services monetizing user's data. If Apple is going to provide the information should be reasonably accurate, which, perhaps generously, is may be their point.