Apple Faces Critics Over Its Privacy Policies
Apple presents itself as a white knight on the subject of privacy, but critics say its own advertising ambitions are built on anti-competitive practices.
Two developers filed a class action lawsuit in California, claiming that Apple’s “promises regarding privacy are utterly false”. Apple is tracking users’ every tap on the App Store, with no way of disabling the function, they said.
The first legal pushback against Apple was launched in France, where an association of online advertisers and content publishers filed a complaint with the Competition Authority. The judges dismissed the idea that Apple’s rules were inherently anti-competitive, but are still investigating whether Apple is applying those rules more favourably for its own apps compared to others.
Similar cases have since been launched in Germany and Poland.
Source: Apple Faces Critics Over Its Privacy Policies | SecurityWeek.Com
