Germany: Federal Cartel Office opened investigation into Apple App Tracking Transparency Framework
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Federal Cartel Office opened investigation into Apple App Tracking Transparency Framework
On 14 June 2022, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced the start of an investigation into Apple for alleged self-preferencing practices in its new "App Tracking Transparency Framework". While all applications on Apple's App Store need to obtain …
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2022-06-14
under deliberation
2025-02-13
under investigation