Italy's antitrust regulator fines Google, Apple €10M each

30/11/2021 | AGCM

Italy's Antitrust Authority has fined Google and Apple €10 million each for violating the countries transparency principles with their acquisition and use of user data for commercial purposes. While both companies were found to provide insufficient information to consumers regarding data use, the AGCM also took issue with Google and Apple over what it characterized as "aggressive practices" with their data processing activities. 

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