Italy's competition authority said Monday it had fined the US tech giant Apple 98 million euros ($115 million) for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the mobile app market. French antitrust authorities earlier this year handed Apple a 150-million euro fine over its app tracking privacy feature.

Italy's competition authority said Monday it had fined the US tech giant Apple 98 million euros ($115 million) for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the mobile app market.

MILAN, Dec 22 : ‌Italy's competition authority (AGCM) said on Monday it had fined U.S technology giant Apple and two of its divisions 98.6 million euros ($115.53 million) over alleged abuse of their dominant position in the mobile app market.The regulator said the group allegedly violated European regulatio

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Italy's Competition Authority (AGCM) has imposed a €98.6 million ($116 million) fine on Apple over its App Tracking Transparency feature. Since the release of iOS 14.5 in April 2021, Apple has required apps to ask for permission before tracking a user's activity across other apps and websites for personalized advertising, as part of a feature named App Tracking Transparency.

MILAN, Dec 22 : ‌Italy's competition authority (AGCM) said on Monday it had fined U.S technology giant Apple and two of its divisions 98.6 million euros ($115.53 million) over alleged abuse of their dominant position in the mobile app market.The regulator said the group allegedly violated European regulatio

Italy’s competition authority (AGCM) ‍said on Monday it had fined ​U.S technology giant Apple and two of ‌its divisions 98.6 million ​euros ($115.53 million) over alleged abuse of their dominant position in the mobile app market.