Just last month, we told you that Apple was on the verge of facing an antitrust fine in France over its privacy controls. Well, now it’s official – the hammer has dropped.
Apple and the European Union aren’t exactly on the best of terms right now, with regulators keeping a close eye on everything the tech giant does. Just last month, we told you that Apple was on the verge of facing an antitrust fine in France over its privacy controls. Well, now it is official – the hammer has dropped.
French antitrust regulators have fined Apple €150 million (around $162 million when directly converted) for allegedly abusing its dominance in mobile app advertising through its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature.
If you have ever tapped «Ask App Not to Track» on your iPhone, that is what this is all about. Apple has been under scrutiny in France for nearly two years over ATT and now, the investigation has wrapped up – with Apple on the losing end.
