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Apple’s app tracking transparency raises German competition concerns

( February 13, 2025, 09:35 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework raises antitrust concerns as it could allow the company to preference its own apps over third-party apps, the German competition authority said today in its preliminary legal assessment. "The ATT makes it far more difficult for competing app publishers to access the user data relevant for advertising," said authority head Andreas Mundt. The practice could be illegal under the special abuse control provisions for large digital companies, as well as the general dominance abuse rules. Apple now has the chance to reply to the allegations. Statement follows. ...

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