- cross-posted to:
- privacy@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- privacy@lemmy.ml
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27609585
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I think this case is a net loss if it does change Apple’s practices in France. They’re fining Apple for making it more difficult for advertisers and developers to track users across apps. It’s not like the tool Apple has here is actually private, it pretty much just lets them monopolize tracking users’ app usage, but it still minimizes the number of parties getting access to this private data. It’s more private than not having it as the ruling here seems to desire.
Reading the article, France is fining Apple because the tool makes it harder for advertisers to track people and that’s unfair to smaller advertising companies because they really need to track people to compete?
Tearing down monopolies is an inherent good independent of the fact that the entire industry should be torn down with them. Be happy the court is willing to exercise their power to break monopolies at all. Doing so here normalizes doing it elsewhere
Slazers’ point that is is pocket change to apple however is an excellent point. If it forces compliance then it’s still a win. We’ll see what happens
Apple makes so much money, $162m is laughable in comparison to it. Fines are just an inconvenience to them, not actually effective.
Apple made $33B in in revenue for the last quarter of 2024. That is about $2B a week or $360M a day.
The fine of $160M by the French gov is not even half a day in revenue. Step it up France.
