Apple bans cryptocurrency mining on iPhones, iPads
San Francisco, June 12 : After Facebook and Google, Apple has now targeted cryptocurrency, banning its mining on iPhones and iPads.
According to a report in The Verge on Tuesday, the iPhone maker Apple has introduced a new section on cryptocurrency in its guidelines on App Store that apply to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS app.
"Apps, including any third party advertisements displayed within them, may not run unrelated background processes such as cryptocurrency mining," said the guidelines. Apps may facilitate virtual currency storage, provided they are offered by developers enrolled as an organisation.
"In addition, apps may not mine directly for cryptocurrencies, unless the mining is performed in the Cloud or otherwise off-device," it stated.
Apps may "facilitate transactions or transmissions of cryptocurrency on an approved exchange, provided they are offered by the exchange itself".
Apps facilitating Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) must come from "established banks, securities firms, futures commission merchants ('FCM'), or other approved financial institutions".
Cryptocurrency-related apps "may not offer currency for completing tasks, such as downloading other apps, encouraging other users to download, posting to social networks", the guidelines stated.
Apple in March removed "Calendar 2" app from the Mac App Store after it started mining cryptocurrency on devices in exchange for premium features.
Facebook and Google have already banned cryptocurrency, token sales and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) advertisements on their platforms.
Twitter has also started blocking cryptocurrency-related ads on its platform.
"We have added a new policy for Twitter Ads relating to cryptocurrency. Under this new policy, the advertisement of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and token sales will be prohibited globally," Twitter said.
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Teen found murdered in Delhi's Seelampur park; two suspects detained
New Delhi (PTI): Two people, including a minor, have been apprehended for the murder of a 16-year-old boy at a public park in northeast Delhi's Seelampur, an official said on Saturday.
The incident came to light around 11:30 pm on Thursday, when police, during routine patrolling, entered the Central Park in Seelampur and discovered the blood-soaked body of the teenager, identified as Rehan alias Seelampuriya, lying between a bench and a walkway, he said.
"The police immediately alerted the local police station, following which senior officers and a police team reached the spot. The victim was rushed to the JPC Hospital, where doctors declared him dead," a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the BNS at the Seelampur police station.
Crime and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams inspected the scene and collected evidence. Multiple teams were formed to identify and apprehend the culprits, police said.
"Two suspects, including a minor, have been detained. They are being questioned in connection with the incident," the officer added.
