CMA pressure force privacy changes to Apple App Store

09/12/2020 | UK Government

Following pressure from the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and a number of international consumer protection authorities, Apple has agreed to indicate on its App Store what personal data each app uses. Meanwhile, Reuters reports Apple will block apps that don't comply with new iOS14 privacy feature to stop advertisers from tracking users across applications.

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