Washington this Tuesday, the 12th, final confirmation regulatory measures app store app store, On the grounds that they may threaten the privacy of iPhone users.
His statements came at a time that could weaken the legislation. Apple’s dominance of the apps market has been accused of being monopolistic.
“We are deeply concerned about regulations that would undermine privacy and security for another purpose,” Cook said at a meeting of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Said.
“Proponents of these regulations argue that simply giving people a choice wouldn’t hurt, but eliminating a safer option would leave users with fewer options, not more,” he added.
Lawmakers in the United States and elsewhere are working to force Apple to allow access to the iPhone from places other than the App Store, which is now the only gateway to the company’s billions of devices used worldwide.
Apple and Google dominate the market and their operating systems are used in the vast majority of smartphones in the world.
Apple clashed in court with the company that created Fortnite, which sought to break Apple’s control over the App Store, accusing the company of establishing a monopoly on the digital goods and services store.
In November, a federal judge ordered Apple to ease control over payment options in the App Store, but said Epic Games could not prove monopolistic behavior.
Apple has also recently clashed with regulators in Europe.
Cook said that allowing iPhone users to download apps from digital stores other than the App Store would hamper Apple’s efforts to detect malicious code or data collection mechanisms.
“This means that data-hungry companies can circumvent our privacy rules and once again track our users against their will,” he added.
Critics objected to Apple’s use of the App Store to its advantage and keeping some of the financial transactions and app creators under its control.
Cook argued that “the unintended consequences would be enormous if we had to allow uncontrolled apps on the iPhone.” “We will continue to raise our voice on this issue”
Source: Exame
