The Saga is Nearly Over ⇥

“Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines,” Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told AllThingsD. “We’re working to make this even better for our customers, and as we have done with location services, any app wishing to access contact data will require explicit user approval in a future software release.”

Arguably what should have been standard from day one will be required going forward. With any luck, this will be the last time I feel compelled to link to articles about this subject.