Developers claimed that Apple was tracking users' every tap on the App Store, with no way of disabling the function.
France
French data protection authority CNIL imposed a penalty of 20 million euros and ordered Clearview AI to stop collecting and using data on individuals in France.
The French Supervisory Authority (CNIL) has recently tested tools that could potentially help its auditors understand the functioning of an AI system. The CNIL tested two different tools, IBEX and Algocate.
Italy supports a full ban on targeted advertising based on the tracking of users, but France seems to be on the fence.
The CNIL imposed a fine of 250,000 euros on INFOGREFFE for braching several GDPR obligations regarding the retention periods and security of personal data.
CNIL found French hotel group ACCOR to be in breach of French law and observed four breaches of the GDPR.
French adtech giant Criteo has been found in breach of European Union data protection regulation and hit with a €60 million sanction.
French privacy watchdog CNIL is calling for an update of the regulatory framework on surveillance devices to accommodate the rise in so-called "smart cameras".
The Council of State kept in force 35 million euro fine imposed on Amazon.
The Italian data protection authority found that a local web publisher’s use of it violated GDPR rules.