France fines Apple over App Tracking Transparency, but doesn't order changes
Apple can continue to use its iOS App Tracking Transparency privacy tool in France, but must still pay a fine for having used it before.
Apple can continue to use its iOS App Tracking Transparency privacy tool in France, but must still pay a fine for having used it before.
France is probably going to issue an antitrust fine against Apple in March, as the country's consumer watchdog gears up to rule on whether Apple abused its position over App Tracking Transparency.
Despite Apple's introduction of App Tracking Transparency on iPhone to prevent advertisers gleaning private information, media firms are getting startling details through shady advertising practices.
A new government report confirms that US agencies including Customs and Border Enforcement broke the law by using location data harvested from iPhone and Android apps.
France's antitrust agency has officially launched its investigation into Apple's advertising data practices, with App Tracking Transparency the target for the regulatory probe.
After two years of availability, French antitrust regulators are expected to proceed with an investigation surrounding the impacts of Apple's app tracking policies, a report claims.
Following its precipitous stock value fall in 2022, and mass layoffs in 2023, Facebook owner Meta sees recovery on the horizon — but is warning staff that the hits it keeps taking from Apple's privacy moves are not going away.
A fundamental misunderstanding of App Tracking Transparency tools has led to multiple lawsuits against Apple in recent weeks, with the fourth filed in Northern California being the most recent.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau has used its annual conference to accuse Apple of "cynicism and hypocrisy" over how it treats advertisers compared to its own ad business.
Mark Zuckerberg says that laying off 13% of Meta's workforce is a "sad moment" — and analysts predict more cuts are coming as ad revenues continue to crumble.
Evan Spiegel says that App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14 hurt his Snapchat app, but believes Apple is doing the right thing for users — and businesses.
You know you meant to tap "Ask App Not to Track," and somehow you hit "Allow" instead. Here's how to put that right, or to change your mind about App Tracking Transparency at any time in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16.
A class action suit has been filed against Meta, claiming that Facebook and Instagram iOS apps circumvented App Tracking Transparency in order to illegally continue tracking users without permission.
As Facebook saw its share of advertising revenues drop to 28% of the market after the launch of App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14, Apple's own ad share rose to 15%.
As advertisers complain that Apple's privacy features cut revenues for rivals but not for itself, Apple is now greatly expanding its own ad business and is on a hiring spree.
Facebook claims it's the champion of small businesses, but as soon as Apple's privacy changes affected Mark Zuckerberg's bottom line, it took it out on its small business partners.
Four lawmakers want an FTC investigation into the "harmful practices" of Apple and Google in allegedly gathering personal information and profiting from it.
Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) privacy feature has a marked effect on businesses such as Facebook, and now German regulators will examine whether it is anti-competitive.
A new study from the University of Oxford reports that App Tracking Transparency is largely living up to Apple's privacy promises — but motivated advertisers are finding solutions that Apple can not stop.
Unity Software offered advertisers a workaround to avoid losses from Apple's iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency, but it didn't work and company shares are now down 37%.
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