Why Google and Apple Are Using Privacy to Fight New App Store Rules
Why Google and Apple Are Using Privacy to Fight New App Store Rules If you follow tech policy news, you might have noticed a recurring argument from Google and Apple whenever regulators push them to open up their app stores: it will weaken security and privacy. That argument is at the center of their lobbying strategy against the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA requires companies like Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores and give users more default browser options. Both companies have publicly warned that such changes could expose users to malware, data theft, and weaker privacy controls. ...