<ul><li>France’s competition watchdog orders Apple to pay $162 million fine for its App Tracking Transparency system.</li><li>The watchdog finds that the system harms small publishers and is excessively complex, not proportionate to Apple's aim of protecting personal data.</li><li>App Tracking Transparency requires user consent to track data across other apps and websites, affecting targeted advertising revenue.</li><li>Apple is fined for past use of the system, without requiring any specific changes to be made in the future.</li></ul>

Apple fined $162 million for hurting app developers with ‘excessively complex’ privacy options

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