Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
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Re: Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
#2OK now slap the wrists of Alphabet and Meta.
Re: Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
#3Apple's consent requirement isn't good enough for legal consent so third-parties have to ask twice, which "harms advertisers" trying to get at that juicy personal data.
Re: Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
#4I'm so glad they're protecting us from Apple (checking document) making it too hard to collect personal data for advertising. Thanks, Italy
Re: Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
#5Of all issues they chose "poor advertisers can't get their hands on user data"
Re: Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
#6money laundering? a bribe? someone ink and track every single one of those dollars!
Re: Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
#7I don't download any apps anymore, so not very informed on the state of alternative app stores in EU. I decided to Google where I can find those. One of the first links is leading to MacPaw's website. It's a company with questionable ethics and business practices that tries to sell you "antivirus" and "decluttering" app. So I'll pass.
But are there any real 3rd-party AppStores for iOS now? Something that's used by more than just a couple of people? Or is EU just trying to milk rich USA tech giants (I think I know the answer).
Re: Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
#8> privacy rules imposed by Apple for iOS devices, as of April 2021, on third-party developers of apps distributed through the App Store. In particular, third-party app developers are required to obtain specific consent for the collection and linking of data for advertising purposes through Apple’s ATT prompt
Wait, so they are punishing Apple because Apple makes it harder to spy on users.
What happens if Apple just exits the Italian market? They can create their own Apple competitor, I guess.
Re: Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
#9> The Authority found the App Tracking Transparency (“ATT”) policy to restrict competition. [...]
> In particular, third-party app developers are required to obtain specific consent for the collection and linking of data for advertising purposes through Apple’s ATT prompt. However, such prompt does not meet privacy legislation requirements, forcing developers to double the consent request for the same purpose.
> The Authority established that the terms of the ATT policy are imposed unilaterally and harm the interests of Apple’s commercial partners. The terms were also found to be disproportionate to the achievement of the company’s stated data protection objectives.
They must think we're fucking stupid.
Re: Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
#10> The Authority found the App Tracking Transparency (“ATT”) policy to restrict competition. [...] > In particular, third-party app developers are required to obtain specific consent for the collection and linking of data for advertising purposes through Apple’s ATT prompt. However, such prompt does not meet privacy legislation requirements, forcing developers to double the consent request for the same purpose. > The…
EU privacy regulations and the GDPR are a complete farce. You'll notice that the EU's own government websites are littered with cookie banners. They want the data just as bad as everybody else.
The goal was not in any way to protect privacy, but rather to extract rent from American tech companies.