Apple to change app data consent rules, German regulator says

DUESSELDORF, Germany, Aug 17 : Apple will change rules governing how app developers can use personal data for targeted advertising on iPhones and iPads, Germany's competition authority said on Monday, closing a years-long investigation.The Federal Cartel Office found that Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework gave its own apps more favourable consent prompts than those of third-party developers, potentially breaching competition rules.• Apple has four months to implement the changes after the decision is served. Commitments run for seven years and will be monitored by a trustee.• Under the commitments, consent pop-ups for third-party apps must be redesigned to remove discouraging language and symbols, and made visually and linguistically neutral. • Third-party app publishers will als