EU chief warns Apple not to use privacy and security as antitrust shield"The important thing here is, of course, that it's not a shield against competition because I think customers will not give up neither security nor privacy if they use another app store or if they sideload"
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EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager has warned Apple not to shield behind privacy and security amid pending antitrust laws.
She claimed that customers would not give up security or privacy if they used other app stores or had sideloading.
Apple has vehemently denied this in the past, claiming sideloading would totally compromise iOS.
The EU's competition chief has warned that Apple should not use privacy and security as a shield against the competition, fighting back against the company's recent efforts to lobby against sideloading and alternative app stores on iOS.
From Reuters:
Europe's tech chief Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) against using privacy and security concerns to fend off competition on its App Sto...
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EU chief warns Apple not to use privacy and security as antitrust shield
