# Apple has been sued for $2.7 billion over App Tracking Transparency rules

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/apple-has-been-sued-for-2-7-billion-over-app-tracking-transparency-rules/
- Published: 2026-09-03T18:10:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-03T18:19:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2250555/apple-sued-for-2-billion-over-app-tracking-transparency-rules/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Government, Politics, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Apple sued for £2bn/$2.7bn over App Tracking Transparency practices
- Lawsuit claims Apple favoured its own apps over third-party developers
- Follows EU probes and a €150m French fine over ATT last year

## Summary

Apple is facing a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) lawsuit over its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy, filed by a former UK Competition and Markets Authority official on behalf of app developers. The suit alleges Apple imposed stricter tracking rules on third-party developers than on its own services, giving its advertising business an unfair advantage. This adds to mounting regulatory scrutiny of ATT, which Apple introduced in 2021 to let users control cross-app and cross-site tracking, but which critics say has been applied inconsistently.

Apple maintains it is "bound by the exact same requirements as all developers," but the policy has already drawn investigations in France, Italy, Poland and Germany. Germany's Federal Cartel Office recently found that Apple's own ATT pop-ups were more likely to encourage user consent than those shown for third-party apps, prompting Apple to agree to changes in the EU. France's competition authority previously fined Apple €150 million (about $175 million) over the same issue last year.

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