On: Apple will require apps to ask users for permission to address books

[smackfu]

This kind of thing really requires good faith efforts from both Apple and the developers. A system-generated prompt for your address book is not particularly useful if it comes up on first launch of the app with no explanation why the app wants the data, like a lot of apps do with location services today.

[nimblegorilla → smackfu]

If an app asks for location information I usually deny it. I would do the same thing for my address book and photos if I had the ability.

Almost all of the apps I use have no reason to need my addressbook data so it would be nice to know that none of those are secretly stealing it.