Comment: Apple's handling of parental control apps draws scrutiny abroad as US ramps up examination of Big Tech

By Max Fillion ( August 30, 2019, 21:49 GMT | Comment) -- As US regulators gear up to examine competition among technology companies, international jurisdictions have identified a potential vulnerability for Apple: parental control apps. While Apple has recently loosened its restrictions on data-sharing that its products do with parental control apps, the company argues that some restrictions remain necessary to safeguard user privacy. Apple's competitors, however, say that Apple itself isn't bound by the restrictions on data-sharing, and the company is using the restrictions to disrupt competition.As US regulators gear up to examine competition among technology companies, international jurisdictions have identified a potential vulnerability for Apple: parental control apps....

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Comment: Apple's handling of parental control apps draws scrutiny abroad as US ramps up examination of Big Tech

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