Security News > 2022 > December > Apple should pay €6m to French data watchdog for tracking users without consent, says official

Apple tracked users without their consent and deserves to be fined €6 million, according to a top advisor to France's data privacy watchdog.

The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés launched an investigation into Apple after a complaint filed by France Digitale, a lobby group supporting startups, accused the company of violating EU privacy laws last year.

A €6 million fine from CNIL pales in comparison with some of the other penalties Apple has faced from French authorities.

Apple has been hit with €48.5 million for antitrust violations and €25 million for throttling older iPhones.

In October, a €1.1 billion fine, the largest of its kind ever issued by the Autorité de la Concurrence - France's antitrust body - against Apple was slashed to just €372 million.

The fine was decreased after courts dropped the charges claiming Apple conspired with distributors Tech Data and Ingram Micro to fix the prices of some Apple devices.

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