Germany Orders Apple to Stop Scaring Users From Third Party Apps
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Germany's Federal Cartel Office has ordered Apple to modify how it requests permission from iPhone and iPad users to use their personal data for advertising. The regulator deemed Apple's current system potentially unfair, as it could give Apple's own services an advantage over third-party apps. After a lengthy investigation, Apple has agreed to redesign the consent prompts for third-party apps, making them neutral in terms of wording, appearance, and available choices.
This change will ensure that Apple's own services and competing apps are treated equally when requesting access to user data for advertising purposes. Apple has been given four months to implement these changes, which will remain in effect for seven years. The agreement applies to almost all European Union countries, and an independent monitoring trustee will oversee Apple's ongoing compliance.
Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework was introduced in 2021 to require apps to seek user permission before tracking their activity across other companies' apps and websites.
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