Italy Court Rejects Google's Appeal Against Watchdog Fine, Accepts Apple's One

An Italian administrative court on Friday rejected an appeal by Alphabet's Google against a decision by Italy's antitrust authority to fine the group, but accepted iPhone maker Apple's appeal against the watchdog's ruling. From a report: Last year, Italy's antitrust regulator fined Google and Apple 10 million euros ($10.36 million) each, claiming that the two tech groups had not provided "clear and immediate information" on how they collect and use the data of those who access their services.

How do they feel?

[klui]

> had not provided "clear and immediate information" on how
> they collect and use the data of those who access their services

For how Google is infamous for not providing details on why people have had their services disabled, videos taken down, apps removed.

But 10 million Euros is less than a drop in the bucket.

Pocket money

[muh_freeze_peach]

This money is probably just going to buy some cars or houses for some Italian politician instead of buying a house or cars for some Googler.

Re:

[Lynchenstein]

I'm sure there are more than a few extra million that mysteriously found its way to a few key Italians to make the ruling stick to Google and let Apple appeal.

LOL

[Aighearach]

Well, we know which judges have iPhones! roflmfao

Google and Apple not remotely comparable

[khchung]

The summary is extremely disingenuous in putting Google and Apple in the same category.

Google is an advertising company that specializes in collecting as much information about everybody and profits from exploiting that data to serve ads.

Apple is a hardware company that specializes in expensive electronic devices and profits from huge profit margins of selling such devices.

Google has a vested interest in keeping their users in the dark about how much data they collects.
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Re: Google and Apple not remotely comparable

[SleepingEye]

Incorrect. Google and Apple are both advertising companies, make computing devices, and also provide services to encourage adoption for both of the prior points.