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Russia

Russian anti-monopoly agency hits Apple with $12m fine for ‘anti-competitive’ policy as Silicon Valley firm insists it will appeal

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021By Editor

American tech giant Apple has said it will fight claims it has used its dominant position to advance its own products ahead of its competitors after Russia’s fair-trading watchdog said it would hand down a $12 million fine. … Read More >Russian anti-monopoly agency hits Apple with $12m fine for ‘anti-competitive’ policy as Silicon Valley firm insists it will appeal

USA

Apple to allow users to block apps from tracking activity in move angering Facebook

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021By Editor

Apple has announced that it will soon roll out a feature allowing users to block tech companies from tracking activity online and on other apps in a move that’s angered Facebook over its impact on data collection. … Read More >Apple to allow users to block apps from tracking activity in move angering Facebook

EU

Europe must hurry up with Covid-19 health certificates or Apple & Google could get there first, EU Commission president warns

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021By Editor

As the EU remains divided on how exactly Covid-19 health passports should be implemented, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged members to hurry to find a European solution, warning that Big Tech might step in first. … Read More >Europe must hurry up with Covid-19 health certificates or Apple & Google could get there first, EU Commission president warns

World

Google ditching Apple tool to track iPhone users & dodge pop-up warning on data collection

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

New Apple rules that introduce an obligatory pop-up warning to users that their browsing data is being stored for advertising purposes has prompted Google to stop using the company’s tracking tool in its iOS products. … Read More >Google ditching Apple tool to track iPhone users & dodge pop-up warning on data collection

USA

US-based nonprofit sues Apple to REMOVE Telegram over failure to censor ‘hate speech,’ cites Parler crackdown as example

Posted on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021By Editor

The Coalition for a Safer Web, a nonprofit founded by an ex-US ambassador, has sued Apple, demanding it deletes Telegram from its store, arguing that the app is being used to “incite extreme violence” ahead of the inauguration. … Read More >US-based nonprofit sues Apple to REMOVE Telegram over failure to censor ‘hate speech,’ cites Parler crackdown as example

Russia

Tech guru Durov warns Apple & Google pose threat to freedom, as Russian Senator says Trump Twitter ban a challenge to sovereignty

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

The move by US Tech companies to censor US President Donald Trump has raised concern in Russia, with politicians and IT industry figures expressing concerns about it, and about its potential implications for political freedoms. … Read More >Tech guru Durov warns Apple & Google pose threat to freedom, as Russian Senator says Trump Twitter ban a challenge to sovereignty

USA

Parler goes offline as Amazon pulls the plug on the conservative social network

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

Parler has dropped offline after Amazon kicked the conservative-friendly site off its hosting service in the early hours of Monday morning, following Apple and Google’s move to block the fledgling social network over the weekend. … Read More >Parler goes offline as Amazon pulls the plug on the conservative social network

World

Apple threatens to block apps that track users without permission under new privacy move

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020By Editor

Tech giant Apple has warned developers that their apps could be pulled from its store if they refuse to comply with a new Tracking Transparency framework it says prevents advertisers from gathering user data. … Read More >Apple threatens to block apps that track users without permission under new privacy move

EU

Not quite the monopoly-slayer, but… Apple fined by Italian watchdog over false claims about ‘waterproof’ iPhones

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020By Editor

Italy’s antitrust regulator has scored another victory against tech giant Apple, fining it €10 million for misleading the public about “waterproof” iPhones. … Read More >Not quite the monopoly-slayer, but… Apple fined by Italian watchdog over false claims about ‘waterproof’ iPhones

USA

‘Privacy’ or ‘profit’? Giant corporations Apple & Facebook clash over collecting people’s personal data

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

Apple has slammed Facebook over indiscriminately syphoning users’ personal data as it pushed for its own latest privacy feature. The social media giant, in turn, said Apple’s update is about market dominance, not privacy. … Read More >‘Privacy’ or ‘profit’? Giant corporations Apple & Facebook clash over collecting people’s personal data