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French regulator fines Apple €150 million over data collection tool
Without directly condemning Apple’s data collection tool, the antitrust regulator has determined that the conditions surrounding its implementation amounted to an abuse of a dominant market position. The decision comes at a time of tension between the US and the EU over the treatment of Big Tech.
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Apple shareholders reject plan to scrap company's diversity programmes
The proposal, drafted by a self-described conservative think tank, urged Apple to follow a litany of high-profile companies that have retreated from diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives currently in the Trump administration's crosshairs.
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EU digital enforcement barometer amid rising pressure from US Big Tech
The European Commission will conclude several investigations launched against Big Tech in the coming months. As US tech giants pressure the EU to retreat and align with laissez faire tone struck by the incoming Trump administration, we take stock of the ongoing probes.
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Apple in million-dollar offer to settle Siri eavesdropping case
The proposed settlement filed in a US court would resolve a 5-year-old lawsuit revolving around allegations that Apple surreptitiously activated Siri to record conversations through iPhones and other devices equipped with the virtual assistant for more than a decade.