Apple to revise app data consent rules in EU after German regulator finds tracking framework favored own apps over third-party developers; changes required within four months, monitored for seven years.

Apple to change app data consent rules, German regulator says

An Apple logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabDUESSELDORF, Germany, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Apple will change rules governing how app developers can use personal data for targeted advertising on iPhones and iPads, Germany's competition ‌authority said, opens new tab on Monday, closing a years-long investigation.The Federal Cartel Office found that Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework gave its own apps...