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The privacy watchdog in France said it had handed down an 8 million euros tax on Apple.
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Personalisation of ads linked to an iPhone creator's App Store, and citing a lack of transparency regarding consent of users.
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"The settings for advertising targeting available through"Settings," or the "Settings" icon of the iPhone were pre-checked by default", The CNIL announced in an announcement.
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However, it wasn't essential to the device's operation.
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The company also said that the phone's case, dating from 2021, was an older version of the phone's iOS operating system.
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Apple announced after the announcement that the company said it was "disappointed with this decision" and said it was planning to appeal.
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The fine was more than the 6 million euros penalty requested by a top adviser of the CNIL.