Apple hit with French complaint over use of advertising data

Apple Inc. was hit with a complaint from the French antitrust watchdog over allegations it has imposed unfair conditions for the use of user data in advertising through its app store. (Photo by May JAMES / AFP)

Apple Inc. was hit with a complaint from the French antitrust watchdog over allegations it has imposed unfair conditions for the use of user data in advertising through its app store.

The statement of objection targets Apple’s practices in the sector of app distribution, the regulator said Tuesday. Apple is "accused of abusing its dominant position by implementing discriminatory, non-objective and non-transparent conditions for the use of user data for advertising purposes.”