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Italian regulators have fined Apple and Amazon 10 million euros each for profits from using personal data without user consent.
Fine for violating consumer law
In Italy, Apple and Amazon have just been charged a total of 200 million euros (about 25.9 billion yen), saying that it is a violation of the Antimonopoly Act to allow only authorized dealers to sell Apple products.
It will be fined in quick succession, but apart from the antitrust law problem at this time, this time it is said that it is against the consumer law that it was profitable by illegally using user data. It looks like a problem. Italian regulators have “confirmed two consumer law violations at each company,” stating that they did not provide users with information about data collection and used the collected consumer data for commercial purposes. I specifically pointed out what I was doing.
Is it different from Google?
In general, Google has received similar criticism, but according to regulators, Apple has “used user data on its devices and services on its commercial platforms such as the App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Books.” It is different from Google in that it “uses economic value directly”.
The € 10 million is the highest fine for misleading consumers and making unfair profits. Apple has also been fined the same amount in 2020 for misleading marketing of the iPhone’s water resistance.
Source: AppleInsider
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Source: iPhone Mania