Apple already has my information. If I subscribe to a print magazine, that makes one more company that knows my personal information and credit card information, and they are (unlike Apple) infamous for selling that information to marketing firms. If I subscribe to that same magazine via Newsstand, the publisher gets none of that information from Apple and my information is still as safe as if I hadn’t signed up for the magazine.
When you download ANY Newstand app, ANY Newstand app at all, you're running third party software that is making connections to third party servers.
Perhaps you believe that iOS is so locked down that the third party doesn't have your info to send to their own servers and monetize? But in the wake of oh-so-many "app uploads all of your info" situations, I find it surprising to believe this.
Yes, Apple isn't forwarding your payment information but that doesn't mean that nothing at all goes to the publisher. They're going to get info on you, both through Apple and through their app on your device. They thrive on getting that info, and more than one is likely going to monetize that info as best they can.
It comes with the territory but please do not think that because Apple handles billing, magically all of your data is safe.
That's precisely the reason that the Financial Times cancelled their iOS app and went with a pure HTML edition a while back - they wanted the subscriber information and Apple refused to give it to them.
Uh the subscriber details is what they want and what they don't get. They aren't going to be able to monetize my IP address or whatever else technical data they get from the app.
So basically Apple handles all the billing, and my data is safe.
one more company that knows my personal information and credit card information, and they are (unlike Apple) infamous for selling that information to marketing firms
Indeed. Heck, for many periodicals that's how they can afford to stay in business in the first place, their content is so thin.
