Apple accused of breaching EU privacy rules
Regulator inspects Apple’s personalised advertising feature that doesn’t seek consent before sending targeted ads
16 March 2021 - 17:15
Paris/Brussels — Apple faces an initial investigation from France’s data-protection watchdog after a complaint that its personalised advertising feature violates EU privacy rules.
CNIL, the regulator that oversees privacy and data, is examining allegations by France Digitale, a lobbying group representing start-ups and venture capital firms, a spokesperson for the watchdog said in response to questions. France Digitale filed the complaint last week...
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