Apple settles German antitrust probe into app tracking policy with EU changes
By Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts ( August 17, 2026, 08:52 GMT | Insight) -- Apple will continue requiring app developers in Europe to obtain the permission of users to sell their data or combine it with data bought from data brokers after German antitrust enforcers closed their investigation into the privacy prompt after securing commitments from Apple to change how it is presented. The changes to the prompt’s appearance and text will be rolled out across the EU.Apple will make EU-wide changes to its privacy prompt to settle antitrust investigations in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. ...
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