Italy hits Apple, Google with antitrust fine

Italy's antitrust watchdog imposed 20 cardinal euros ($22.5 million) successful fines connected Apple and Google connected Friday, the 2nd clip the regulator has sanctioned US tech giants this week.

European countries person cracked down connected the concern practices of Big Tech successful caller years, portion the EU is moving guardant with authorities to tighten regulation.

The Italian contention authorization said it fined Apple and Google 10 cardinal euros each for violations of the user code, including failing to supply capable accusation to customers and resorting to "aggressive methods" successful the usage of their information for commercialized ends.

"Neither Apple nor Google provided wide and contiguous accusation connected the acquisition and usage of idiosyncratic information for commercialized ends," the connection said.

Google said successful a connection that it would entreaty the good and its practices were "transparent" to connection customers utile services, according to Italian quality agencies.

Apple said it has agelong been committed to protecting the privateness of its users, adding that the regulator's sentiment was incorrect and would besides entreaty it.

The regulator imposed a 200-million-euro good connected Apple and e-commerce elephantine Amazon earlier this week for restricting entree for definite sellers of Apple products connected Amazon.

Meanwhile, European Union subordinate states connected Thursday agreed their communal presumption connected 2 landmark legislations that could acceptable unprecedented oversight connected Big Tech.

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