Apple's app tracking triggers statement of objections from French competition authority
Bad news could be brewing for Apple in France where the national competition authority has issued a statement of objections related to how it tracks iOS users.
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Bad news could be brewing for Apple in France where the national competition authority has issued a statement of objections related to how it tracks iOS users.
Bad news could be brewing for Apple in France, where the national competition authority has issued a statement of objections related to how it tracks iOS users. It has been investigating how Apple uses iOS user data for ad targeting for several years -- following complaints by several advertising industry groups, which, back in 2021, sought to have the watchdog block Apple's introduction of the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature. ATT requires third-party apps to ask iOS users for permission to track them for ad targeting.
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