Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Privacy Policy link on the Mitt VP iPhone App doesn't take user to a privacy policy

Mitt's VP iPhone App (version 1.0.0)

The privacy policy link in the new Mitt's VP app doesn't take you to a privacy policy page... it just takes you to a page that hits you up for a donation!

On the "about" section of the new "Mitt's VP" app, there's a brief paragraph that reads:

"By using this application, you may be placed on Romney for President, Inc.'s contact list to receive campaign updates but may opt out at any time.  Romney for President's regular Privacy Policy shall apply."

Underneath this paragraph that looks as if it should link to a privacy policy.  But, on the iPhone, if you click on this link, you get taken to a page asking for a donation.

No privacy information in sight!

Repro Steps:

1.  Download the Mitt's VP app from the App Store
2.  Launch the new Mitt's VP app
3.  From the home page, you'll see a white "i" in a circle in the upper right hand corner of the screen.  Tap it!
4.  From the "About" screen click on the link labeled privacy
5.  Note that you're not taken to a page with any kind of privacy policy for the app

Result:  The privacy policy link on the "About" section of the new "Mitt's VP" iPhone App doesn't take the user to a privacy policy

Expected:  Every app should have working links to the privacy policy of the organization that released the app

Download the Mitt's VP app.

Click on the "i" in the upper right hand corner of the app.

Click on the privacy link.

Not taken to a page with privacy information.

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