France antitrust probe will examine application of iOS 14 tracking changesApple escaped interim measures, however, and France said the rules themselves were not unfair.
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France is to investigate changes made to tracking and privacy in iOS 14.
They are seeking to determine whether Apple applies the rules less stringently to its own apps.
Regulators did not call for any interim measures, however, and have said the changes themselves are not unfair.
Apple has dodged any interim measures from French antitrust authorities but will face an investigation into whether changes made to privacy and tracking in iOS 14 were applied fairly.
The probe was announced at a press conference in Paris, Wednesday, by antitrust chief Isabelle de Silva, and reported by Bloomberg:
Apple Inc. faces a French antitrust probe into planned changes to the way it collects iPhone users' data after regulators flagged concerns with the U.S. tech giant's influence over online advertising.
The investigation will "look closely" at whether Apple applied less s...
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France antitrust probe will examine application of iOS 14 tracking changes
