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Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself

Apple is feeling the heat over its acclaimed iPhone privacy policy after a German regulator's review of iOS tracking consent alleged that the tech giant exempted itself from the rules it enforces on third-party developers. In a preliminary legal assessment of Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework (ATTF), Germany's competition watchdog said the "strict requirements under the ATTF only apply to third-party app providers, not to Apple itself." It is a common tactic to track users across devic...

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