According to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, tech giant Apple violated a 2021 court order that required it to allow app developers to offer users payment options outside of its own App Store system. The judge has now referred the case to state prosecutors for possible criminal proceedings for disobeying the court. The impetus for reopening the ...
Apple is subject to new European Union (EU) regulations. Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), Apple must independently verify the contact details of app developers on the App Store platform. This information must then be transparently displayed in the store so that users can better assess the trustworthiness of developers. The European Commi...
In the application Temu, a Chinese online marketplace with over a hundred million downloads on Google Play, practically anything can be obtained at unbelievably low prices. To consumers, the platform appears to be just another shopping platform similar to Aliexpress, Wish, or Shein. However, cybersecurity experts warn that the ...
The dispute between tech giants Apple and Google and game studio Epic Games over transaction fees on the official App Store and Google Play has entered another phase, with a California jury returning a verdict in favour of the makers of the popular game Fortnite. This court battle has roots dating back to 2020 and concerns the fees Apple and Goo...
Google is facing the prospect of having to sell part of its internet empire, with the European Commission (EC) ordering the US company to "discontinue its lucrative digital advertising business". This is in direct response to concerns that Google could abuse its dominant position in the European market. This was reported by Reuters, citing an of...
