Germany says Apple must improve data transparency

Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Germany's justice minister said Apple must "immediately make clear" what data it collects from users of its products and for what purposes.

The minister's criticism was aimed at changes Apple has made in its privacy policy whereby the company can collect data on the geographic location of the users of its products -- albeit anonymously. Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said she expected Apple to "open its databases to German data protection authorities" and clarify what data it was collecting and how long it was saving the data.