Apple Bans Location-based iPhone Ads

Apple has told developers it will not accept iPhone applications that use the smartphone's global positioning system to distribute location-based advertising. Information Week reports.

The company did not give a reason for the ban, but in an announcement posted Wednesday on the iPhone Dev Center, it said that applications with features based on an iPhone user's location must provide "beneficial information."

emily | 8:58 AM | Cell Phone Apps and Advertising |
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