France: Opened investigation into Apple for alleged failure to obtain user consent for displaying advertising identifiers
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Opened investigation into Apple for alleged failure to obtain user consent for displaying advertising identifiers
On 17 May 2021, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) opened an investigation into Apple for possible violations of the French Data Protection Act. In its investigation, CNIL aims to determine whether Apple failed to obtain user consent for writing and saving advertising identifiers used in its App Store.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority