France Digitale will file a complaint against iPhone maker Apple with data privacy watchdog CNIL on Tuesday over alleged breaches of European Union rules, France's leading startup lobby said in a statement.
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The lobby alleges iOS 14 software does not comply with EU privacy requirements, which mandate that organizations must ask visitors online if they agree to have some of their data collected via trackers or other tools.
France Digitale argues that iPhone owners are asked whether they are ready to allow installed mobile apps to gather a key identifier used to define campaign ads and send targeted ads, but that Apple's default settings allow the US firm to carry its own targeted ad campaigns without clearly asking iPhone users for their prior consent.
Apple issued a written response to the allegations: "The allegations in the complaint are patently false and will be seen for what they are, a poor attempt by those who track users to distract from their own actions and mislead regulators and policymakers."
