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German regulator charges Apple with abuse of power over app tracking tool
- gnabgib 2y agoDiscussion (154 points, 18 hours ago, 69 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43047952 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43047952
- karmakaze 2y agoAll's well if we're happy to blindly trust Apple. > "The ATTF (app tracking tool) makes it far more difficult for competing app publishers to access the user data relevant for advertising," Andreas Mundt, cartel office president, said in a statement. > Apple defended the feature in an emailed statement to Reuters, adding that it "holds itself to a higher standard than it requires of any third-party developer."