German regulator finds Apple gave its own apps preferential treatment under ATT

Germany's Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) found that Apple applied its App Tracking Transparency framework unequally, giving its own apps more favourable treatment than competing apps. While third-party developers were required to obtain user consent for tracking, Apple's own applications were not subject to the same rules. The regulator's finding raises fresh antitrust concerns about Apple's privacy-framed policies.

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