EU’s Vestager warns Apple against using privacy, security to limit competition
Europe’s tech chief Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned iPhone maker Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off competition on its App Store, reasons CEO Tim Cook gave for not allowing users to install software from outside the Store.
Vestager, who is also the European Commission’s executive vice president, last year proposed rules called the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that would force Apple to open up its lucrative App Store so that users can download apps from the internet or third-party app stores in a practice known as side-loading.
Source: EXCLUSIVE EU’s Vestager warns Apple against using privacy, security to limit competition | Reuters
July 7, 2021 @ 15:02
This is not what customers want. At present the market offers choice: privacy with Apple for which you pay more. Or lack of it with Android. One of my Apple email addresses has been hacked (!) but they cannot get into any app because of Apple’s stringent rules on apps. So I open a new secure email account and I am safe