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Apple ordered to redesign iOS app data consent prompts to remove alleged bias favoring its own apps
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Germany’s Federal Cartel Office ruled Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompts steer users away from third-party data consent, requiring neutral redesign within four months.
This ruling forces Apple to standardize consent prompts, reducing perceived advantages for its own apps. For engineers, it may simplify compliance but could increase user opt-in rates for third-party tracking, altering ad revenue models.
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Apple must remove warning symbols and discouraging language from third-party app consent prompts.
Third-party developers gain flexibility to combine Apple’s prompts with other data consent requests.
Changes apply across nearly all EU countries under Digital Markets Act scrutiny.
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