BERLIN: Germany's media, internet and advertising industries on Monday filed an antitrust complaint against Apple Inc, alleging that new iPhone privacy settings represent a market abuse and a violation of competition law.The filing, to the German Federal Cartel Office , came as Apple was due to roll out a new transparency framework that would require users to opt in to being tracked for the purpose of advertising. "A user's data belongs to them and they should get to decide whether to share their data and with whom," Apple said in a statement. "With iOS 14, we're giving users the choice whether or not they want to allow apps to track them by linking their information with data from third parties for the purpose of advertising, or sharing their information with data brokers. "The Federal Cartel Office confirmed receipt of the complaint, first reported by the Financial Times , and said it would be examined. A similar complaint was rejected last month by the French competition regulator.

Source: Economic Times April 27, 2021 02:31 UTC