Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has ordered Apple to stop using deceptive design practices in its data collection consent prompts, which were accused of unfairly favoring Apple's own apps over third-party competitors. The App Tracking Transparency prompts, introduced with iOS 14.5, had made cross-app user tracking opt-in rather than opt-out, costing social media companies nearly $10 billion. Apple is now required to redesign these prompts to present all options more equally.
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Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has ordered Apple to stop using misleading design tactics in its data collection consent prompts that favor Apple's own apps over third-party applications. The App Tracking Transparency feature, which made cross-app user tracking opt-in starting with iOS 14.5, reportedly cost social media companies nearly $10 billion but was criticized for presenting prompts in a way that discouraged users from granting tracking permission to competitors.
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