After EU, Apple could soon be forced to allow app sideloading in Brazil
3 weeks, 5 days ago

After EU, Apple could soon be forced to allow app sideloading in Brazil

India Today  

Apple could soon be forced to allow iPhone users in Brazil to download apps from sources outside its official App Store, following a recent court ruling. The judge noted that Apple has already implemented similar changes in other regions, such as the EU, without causing significant harm to its business model. We are concerned that the interim measures proposed by CADE would undermine the privacy and security of our users and intend to appeal today’s decision.” Apple plans to appeal the decision, claiming that the measures are unnecessary and could negatively impact its business. If the decision stands, Brazil would become the second major market after the EU where Apple is required to open up its tightly controlled iOS ecosystem.

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Apple & Google to be fined in Brazil because of privacy nightmares from FaceApp
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple & Google to be fined in Brazil because of privacy nightmares from FaceApp

Firstpost  

Although neither Google or Apple is directly involved in FaceApp’s development, their role in making it available on their platforms has made them accountable under Brazilian law Apple and Google have been fined around $3.1 million for hosting FaceApp on their stores, a relatively small amount for these tech giants. However, the judge has also imposed a secondary penalty, ordering …

Brazilian federal judge overturns Apple's antitrust case, calls it 'disproportionate,' regulators to appeal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazilian federal judge overturns Apple's antitrust case, calls it 'disproportionate,' regulators to appeal

Firstpost  

Brazil’s CADE’s ruling earlier this year demanded that Apple allow third-party payment options and remove its anti-steering policies within 20 days, threatening substantial fines for non-compliance Apple has already made changes to its App Store policies in the US and EU to address similar concerns, introducing limited third-party payment options and relaxing anti-steering measures. Image Credit: Reuters Apple’s legal tussle …

Apple faces £30bn fine over its app store policies after Brussels found the tech giant unfairly blocked developers from steering consumers to alternative payment methods
9 months, 1 week ago

Apple faces £30bn fine over its app store policies after Brussels found the tech giant unfairly blocked developers from steering consumers to alternative payment methods

Daily Mail  

Apple could be hit with a fine of £30billion after European regulators issued a warning over its App Store policies. The tech giant has been found to have unfairly blocked smaller companies from competing and allowing consumers to find cheaper and alternative apps. The European Commission said its initial findings suggest Apple is in breach of the bloc's Digital Markets …

Apple Risks More App Store Fines as EU Antitrust Rift Widens
9 months, 1 week ago

Apple Risks More App Store Fines as EU Antitrust Rift Widens

Live Mint  

-- Apple Inc. risks billions of euros of new fines over its App Store rules as European Union antitrust regulators escalated a growing conflict over rules that strike at the heart of the iPhone maker’s business model. At the same time, the commission said that it had opened a fresh investigation into Apple’s new App Store fees for developers in …

Apple's App Store rules breach EU tech rules, EU regulators say
9 months, 1 week ago

Apple's App Store rules breach EU tech rules, EU regulators say

The Hindu  

Apple's App Store rules breach EU tech rules because they prevent app developers from steering consumers to alternative offers, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday, a charge that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker. The Commission said under most of the business terms, Apple allows steering only through 'link-outs', meaning that app developers can include a …

Apple Hits a Major Roadblock as EU Targets App Store
55 years, 3 months ago

Apple Hits a Major Roadblock as EU Targets App Store

Wired  

Apple has become the first Big Tech company to be charged with breaking the European Union’s new digital markets rules, three days after the tech giant said it would not release artificial intelligence in the bloc due to regulation. Back in March, one of the members of the European Parliament who negotiated the Digital Markets Act told WIRED that Apple …

Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking?
1 year ago

Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking?

Associated Press  

Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that is striving to give consumers more choices — at the risk of creating new avenues for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on the devices. Apple has lashed out at the new regulations for unnecessary security risks to iPhone …

Apple announces five major changes for iPhones in Europe. Details
1 year, 2 months ago

Apple announces five major changes for iPhones in Europe. Details

Hindustan Times  

Apple has announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store for iPhones, doing so to ensure compliance in the European Union with the Digital Markets Act, a new law that will take effect in March. A women uses an iPhone mobile device as she passes a lighted Apple logo at the Apple store The European Commission designated Apple as …

EU warns Apple of consequences if App Store changes fall short of regulations
1 year, 2 months ago

EU warns Apple of consequences if App Store changes fall short of regulations

Live Mint  

Apple is set to face stringent consequences if its modifications to the App Store fail to align with the upcoming regulations introduced by the European Union, warned the bloc's industry chief on Friday. In an effort to comply with the EU's impending Digital Markets Act, Apple has announced that it will permit software developers to distribute their applications on Apple …

Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations
1 year, 2 months ago

Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations

Associated Press  

Apple has unveiled a sweeping plan to tear down some of the competitive barriers that it has built around its lucrative iPhone franchise, but the new choices opening up to consumers and app developers will only be available within Europe to start. Although Apple isn’t planning to charge for in-app transactions outside its payment system in Europe, it will introduce …

Apple Is Not Going To Stop Making Money From Apps In These Countries: Here's How
1 year, 2 months ago

Apple Is Not Going To Stop Making Money From Apps In These Countries: Here's How

News 18  

Apple is facing major pressure from the European Union over its business practices and the company is ready to comply. As per new reports, Apple is ready to allow third-party apps to run on iOS as demanded in the Digital Markets Act but it will have a special review process in place which will scan for any possible concerns regarding …

Apple Could Wait Till Early 2024 Before iPhone Users Can Sideload Apps: Will You Get It?
1 year, 4 months ago

Apple Could Wait Till Early 2024 Before iPhone Users Can Sideload Apps: Will You Get It?

News 18  

Apple is planning for some big changes on iOS and many suspected those updates will be rolling out as early as next month. But turns out, the company is likely to reserve those new features for iPhone users till early next year. One of the big changes from Apple for users in European Union countries will be the power to …

Apple to allow sideloading apps shows iOS 17.2. Here’s why they are forced to comply with this dangerous step
1 year, 4 months ago

Apple to allow sideloading apps shows iOS 17.2. Here’s why they are forced to comply with this dangerous step

Firstpost  

Apple’s iOS 17.2 beta update’s source code has shown that Apple may be planning to allow users to sideload apps on their devices. While Apple has resisted allowing this practice for years, they have been forced to do so because of Apple’s DMA or Digital Markets Act Apple’s latest iOS 17.2 beta’s source code has shown that it will allow …

Apple fined 1 million euros by Paris court over App Store practices
2 years, 3 months ago

Apple fined 1 million euros by Paris court over App Store practices

The Hindu  

The Paris Commercial Court on Monday fined iPhone maker Apple just over 1 million euros for imposing abusive commercial clauses on French app developers for access to the company's App Store, the court ruling showed. The ruling, seen by Reuters, said there was no need to order Apple, which has a market value of about $2.1 trillion, to tweak the …

Apple’s EU move to help Indian techies
2 years, 3 months ago

Apple’s EU move to help Indian techies

Live Mint  

Apple Inc.’s decision to allow third-party app stores to operate on iPhones and iPads in the European Union is likely to have a cascading impact on Indian app developers as well, industry experts said. On 14 December, Bloomberg reported that Apple plans to change a long-standing policy of not allowing app downloads on iOS from third-party stores, following the EU’s …

Apple may allow iPhone, iPad users to sideload apps, along with third-party app stores on its devices
2 years, 3 months ago

Apple may allow iPhone, iPad users to sideload apps, along with third-party app stores on its devices

Firstpost  

Thanks to the EU’s legislation, we may see the fabled ‘Apple Ecosystem’ come to an end, at least on the software side of things. Apple has controlled the iOS ecosystem with a tight fist ever since the concept of iPhones and an App Store from where users could download and install applications has existed. Apple has always maintained that keeping …

EU Vs Apple: New Law Could Force iPhones To Support Sideloading of Apps And Permit Other App Stores
2 years, 4 months ago

EU Vs Apple: New Law Could Force iPhones To Support Sideloading of Apps And Permit Other App Stores

News 18  

Apple is facing more pressure from the European Union once again, this time it could be forced to open the gates for other app stores, and support sideloading of apps on the iPhone. The new law requires companies to meet the gatekeeper criteria, which Apple certainly doesn’t, at least from how the company operates and revenues making it an obvious …

Brazil fines Apple yet again for not selling iPhone with a charger and for flouting court-imposed ban
2 years, 5 months ago

Brazil fines Apple yet again for not selling iPhone with a charger and for flouting court-imposed ban

Firstpost  

Apple was ordered to stop selling the iPhone without a charger. Brazil has fined Apple yet again, this time to the tune of $19 million, for selling iPhones with a charger, and for not abiding by the judgement of a previous court case. In September this year, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice ordered the suspension of iPhone sales in the …

Why did a Brazilian court slap $20 million fine on Apple over iPhones?
2 years, 5 months ago

Why did a Brazilian court slap $20 million fine on Apple over iPhones?

Hindustan Times  

Charger-related issues have become a headache for Apple. In October 2020, Apple announced it would discontinue offering outlet chargers with new iPhones. In October 2020, Apple announced it would discontinue offering outlet chargers with new iPhones in an effort to help minimise electronic trash. The appealable judgement came after Apple was hit with a separate fine of over $2.5 million …

Brazil court fines Apple $19 million for not including chargers with iPhones. Netizens are happy
2 years, 5 months ago

Brazil court fines Apple $19 million for not including chargers with iPhones. Netizens are happy

India TV News  

A court in Brazil has fined Apple nearly $19 million for not selling iPhones with a charging socket unit, saying it must provide chargers with its iPhones in the country. According to Barron's, the judge called the non-inclusion of chargers in phone purchases an "abusive practice" that "requires consumers to purchase a second product in order for the first to …

Explained: Why Brazil prohibits selling iPhones and fines Apple $2.4 million
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained: Why Brazil prohibits selling iPhones and fines Apple $2.4 million

Firstpost  

Brazil has banned Apple from selling iPhones without a charger and fined the US tech giant more than $2 million over the issue after accusing it of ‘discriminatory practices’ Brazil: Apple has been barred from selling iPhones without a charger in Brazil and fined more than $2 million over the issue, the government said Tuesday, after accusing the US tech …

Apple to challenge ban on selling iPhones without chargers in Brazil
2 years, 6 months ago

Apple to challenge ban on selling iPhones without chargers in Brazil

Hindustan Times  

Apple Inc said on Tuesday it will appeal a Brazilian order banning it from selling iPhones without a battery charger, pushing back on claims that the company provides an incomplete product to consumers. Representative Image The Justice Ministry fined Apple 12.275 million reais and ordered the company to cancel sales of the iPhone 12 and newer models, in addition to …

Brazil orders Apple to suspend iPhone sales without charger
2 years, 6 months ago

Brazil orders Apple to suspend iPhone sales without charger

Daily Mail  

The Brazilian government has ordered apple Inc to stop selling iPhones without a battery charger in the country, claiming that the company provides an incomplete product to consumers. The Brazilian Justice Ministry issued a $2.3 million fine on Apple and instructed the company to suspend the sale of the iPhone 12 and subsequent model that is sold without a battery …

Apple Has Not Fully Complied With Order to Open Up App Store, Says Dutch Watchdog
3 years ago

Apple Has Not Fully Complied With Order to Open Up App Store, Says Dutch Watchdog

News 18  

BRUSSELS: Apple is set to be hit with another fine next week for not fully complying with an order to open its App Store to rival forms of payment for dating apps in the Netherlands, Dutch antitrust watchdog ACM told Reuters. The iPhone maker has already racked up 45 million euros in penalties to date as ACM has slapped weekly …

Dutch watchdog finds Apple app store payment rules anti-competitive
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch watchdog finds Apple app store payment rules anti-competitive

The Hindu  

The Dutch antitrust authority has found that Apple’s rules requiring software developers to use its in-app payment system are anti-competitive and ordered it to make changes, four people familiar with the matter said,in the latest regulatory setback for the iPhone maker. Apple's app-store payment policies, in particular its requirement that app developers exclusively use its payment system where commissions range …

France Tones Down Interoperability Law
18 years, 9 months ago

France Tones Down Interoperability Law

Firstpost  

Apple has come up trumps in France, where lawmakers have agreed to water down the interoperability law, in favour of Apple’s online music store iTun… Apple has come up trumps in France, where lawmakers have agreed to water down the interoperability law, in favour of Apple’s online music store iTunes. The copyright law, drafted earlier, required Apple to make its …

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