Apple has announced an agreement to settle a class action suit by U.S. developers that attacks its App Store policies. Critics were not impressed, since the deal preserves Apple’s requirement that payments be made through the App Store, where Apple takes a 30% cut. The agreement is subject to court approval.
New Mexico’s Attorney General Hector Balderas has filed papers in federal district court alleging Angry Birds developer Rovio Entertainment has been collecting and selling personal data of kids under age of thirteen. The state reached a settlement with Google mid-August, which had alleged Google ad platform AdMob allowed collection of children’s data.
If you’re challenged by tracking 8,000 martech solutions, how would you feel about ten million? That’s how many technologies Iterate.ai has just announced it now covers, up from nine million a few months back. The company uses an AI engine to spot trends and grade start-up companies. They also offer a low-code platform with 465 pre-built modules that lets users assemble their own apps. Interesting.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.