The updated software includes a feature that recommends tracks similar to the music being played via iTunes.
Apple's Steve Jobs has come under fire over the iTunes changes
Users said Apple had to be more open about data being collected because the recommendations use unique identifiers for a computer and iTunes account.
Apple said it did not keep any data gathered after it made recommendations.
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The row arose following the update to the iTunes software released by Apple on 10 January.
The new version includes a MiniStore feature that recommends tracks to buy similar to those a user is listening to.
MiniStore looks for similar tracks when a user clicks on a tune in a playlist. It even makes recommendations about songs that were not bought via the hugely popular online music store.
Soon after the update was released, blogger Marc Garrett wrote a journal entry about MiniStore and the data it passes back to Apple.
Further work by other bloggers such as Kirk McElhearn found that the data being sent back to Apple to make the recommendations included artist, title, genre as well as unique identifiers for a computer and iTunes account.
Privacy advocates complained that Apple had not done enough to warn people about the information that was being collected, nor what was being done with the collected data.
By contrast Apple does mention in the licence agreement for iTunes that it contacts the Gracenote music database to work out which album is being played via the program.
"Apple should be clear about its information gathering practices," wrote Mr Garrett on his blog.
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