Apple rescinds Facebook’s enterprise developer certificate after latest scandal

UPDATE:In our original story below, we mentioned that Facebook was negotiating with Apple to have its enterprise credentials restored. According to Bloomberg reporterSarah Frier, that has come to pass and a Facebook spokesperson has confirmed that the social media platform is working to get the internal apps working again.

Original story…

Despite the odd hiccup, over the last couple of years Apple has become a strong proponent of safeguarding user privacy. Facebook, it seems, didn’t get the memo.

Immediately following the news that the social media giant paid users to install a “research” app that tracks and records phone and web activity, Apple revoked Facebook’s enterprise developer certificate. This countermand means Facebook’s internal iOS apps, including those used by employees for food and transportation, have been blocked.

The Verge reports that beta versions of Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp have stopped working, and that “Facebook is t