Italy’s competition authority has imposed a $115 million (€98.6 million) fine on Apple, accusing the tech giant of exploiting its dominant position in the mobile app market.
The Italian regulator, AGCM, said Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy, introduced in 2021, imposed unfair obligations on third-party developers. Under the policy, developers must obtain users’ explicit consent to collect and link data for advertising purposes.
AGCM found that Apple’s implementation required developers to seek consent twice for the same data use. This “double consent” process was deemed unnecessary for privacy protection and harmful to developers, advertisers, and advertising platforms, as it limited the collection of data crucial for personalised advertising.
The authority described the ATT rules as disproportionate relative to Apple’s stated privacy goals and said the company could have safeguarded users’ data with a simpler, single-step consent system.
The investigation, conducted alongside the European Commission, other national competition authorities, and Italy’s Data Protection Authority, concluded that Apple occupies a “super-dominant” position in the iOS app market. AGCM ruled that the company violated Article 102 of the EU Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, which forbids abuse of a dominant market position.
Apple, which distributes apps worldwide via its App Store, has previously defended ATT as a core measure for user privacy protection.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump on 29 December in Florida, where he is expected to present a package of military options regarding Iran, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported on Saturday.
The United States has proposed a potential new format for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, which could include American and European representatives, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday, December 20.
A major power outage swept across San Francisco on Saturday, leaving up to 130,000 customers without electricity, disrupting traffic and forcing some businesses to close temporarily, officials said.
The United States and Venezuela have been jamming GPS signals in parts of the Caribbean, raising safety concerns for civilian air and maritime traffic, as tensions between the two countries escalate, according to The New York Times.
Israel’s government has approved the creation of 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that analysts say further undermines the prospects for a viable Palestinian state.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the appointment of Mark Wiseman, a former global investment banker and head of Canada’s largest pension fund, as the country’s next ambassador to the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump has approved plans to construct a new class of battleships, which he described as larger, faster and significantly more powerful than any previous U.S. warship. His administration has referred to these ships as “Trump-class.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is monitoring recent Iranian military exercises and will raise the issue with U.S. President Donald Trump during his visit to Washington next week.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has raised concerns that Russia could launch large-scale attacks during the Christmas period.
Paramount has reaffirmed its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, offering $30 per share in cash and backing the proposal with a $40.4 billion personal equity guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison, despite the target company’s board urging shareholders to reject the offer.
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