Apple got fined $95 million in Germany for misuse of Siri, loss in anti-corruption appeal

The Federal Court of Germany gave its verdict on Tuesday after a debate on Apple's market position. The company lost an anti-corruption appeal on a regulatory assessment. After this, the door may open for strict control of the iPhone maker in Germany.

Federal judges supported the German Cartel Office's designation of Apple as a company of paramount cross-market importance for competition in 2023. With this, Apple joined the growing list of Germany's Google parent company Alphabet, and Facebook owner Meta.

A London court held a confidential hearing on Apple's appeal against a British government mandate to create a back door into its encrypted cloud storage system. The media was excluded from the proceedings. Apple disabled its advanced data protection encryption for cloud data for new users in the UK in February in response to a technical capability notice issued by the UK.

Apple has agreed to pay a $95 million fine for allegedly spying through its virtual assistant Siri. The 5-year-old case involves multiple allegations and will be resolved in a federal court in Auckland.