PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> fines <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> </p><p>France's competition regulator fined Apple €150 million, saying the iPhone maker went overboard in its implementation of pop-up messages that let users consent to or reject tracking that third-party applications use for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/targeted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>targeted</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/popups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popups</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/france-fines-apple-e150m-for-excessive-pop-ups-that-let-users-reject-tracking/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/france-fines-apple-e150m-for-excessive-pop-ups-that-let-users-reject-tracking/</span></a></p>