Guidelines

Image Source : FILE Representational Image Apple has made changes to its App Store guidelines following a recent decision by a US court. The update allows app developers to include links to external websites for in-app purchases. This means that apps offering in-app purchases on the US storefront can now provide users with a link to the developer’s website for…

Apple is relaxing a key App Store rule that has long been a source of frustration to developers. The iPhone maker will allow U.S. developers to link to outside websites for in-app purchases, according to the company’s updated developer The change comes shortly after the United States Supreme Court an appeal to reconsider a lower court ruling requiring Apple to allow developers to direct customers to alternative payment methods. The change only applies to iOS and iPadOS apps in the U.S. app stores and developers are still…

The 46-page Safe App Standard document outlines steps to take across four key areas commonly targeted by threat actors, namely, authentication, authorization, data storage, and anti-tampering and anti-reversing. Mobile apps typically tap various forms of authentication including biometrics and multi-factor authentication code generators. Hence, it is important that such mechanisms are secure and implemented according to industry best practices, when used to validate user identity and provide legitimate access.Also: 5…

Valve has released updated guidelines on its policy regarding generative AI usage in games that will enable them “to release the vast majority of games that use it.” Back in June, some developers reported that their submissions were rejected by Valve due to them containing AI-generated assets. Valve responded by stating that they were looking into the use of the technology, with the concern being that generative AI pulls from copyrighted material to create content. Having considered the state of the technology, Valve has…

Valve has introduced new rules to abide by that will allow the company to add more games with AI content to its Steam gaming platform. To start with, it's updating its content survey form for developers so that they can give the company a description of how they use artificial intelligence in their games. If they used AI tools to generate art, code, sound or any other kind of content for their title, developers must ensure that they do not include anything illegal or anything that infringes on someone else's copyright.…

Twitch has revised its nudity policies yet again. The latest change bars streamers from pretending to be “fully or partially nude,” wrote Angela Hession, Twitch’s VP of Trust and Safety, in a blog post. The change comes several weeks after the company said creators could post “properly labeled” sexual content, only to flip-flop two days later.The company added the new language to its community guidelines (reported by The Verge) in response to streamers “implying” nudity with carefully placed objects, censor bars or camera…

According to a recent survey, 74% of IT decision-makers have expressed concerns about the cybersecurity risks associated with LLMs, such as the potential for spreading misinformation. The world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is booming with new capabilities, mainly owing to generative AI and its popular subset—Large Language Model (LLM). It has emerged as a powerful tool that can perform many impressive feats, such as coding, writing impeccable content, generating high-quality images, and much more. However, as…

The company then tested hypotheses and delivered a 64-question survey to more than 1,700 businesses and technical professionals to gain further insights. The report, by Beena Ammanath, managing director of Deloitte Consulting LLP and leader of Deloitte's Technology Trust Ethics practice, refers to emerging technologies as the following: Cognitive technologies (including general and generative AI and chatbots), digital reality, ambient experiences, autonomous vehicles, quantum computing, distributed ledger technology,…

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI published Monday its newest guidelines for gauging "catastrophic risks" from artificial intelligence in models currently being developed. The announcement comes one month after the company's board fired CEO Sam Altman, only to hire him back a few days later when staff and investors rebelled. According to US media, board members had criticized Altman for favoring the accelerated development of OpenAI, even if it meant sidestepping certain questions about its tech's possible risks.In a "Preparedness…

Last week, we reported that a marketing company called Cox Media Group Local Solutions claimed they could listen to users’ conversations through phones and other devices and sold that information to others. Apple has contacted iMore to clarify that this would be a “clear violation’ of its App Store guidelines.In the FAQ at the bottom of CMG Local Solution’s Blog, before it was unceremoniously removed, it stated “Our technology is on the cutting edge of voice data processing. We can identify buyers based on casual…