Here’s how and why Apple snorts at Brussels
How Apple opposes European legislation that would force the Cupertino giant to allow users to install software outside the App Store.
Apple's opposition to European legislation continues, which would force the Cupertino giant to allow users to install software outside the App Store.
On Wednesday, the iPhone maker released a report claiming the risks posed by cybercriminals and malware if it allowed sideloading. That is the download of applications on iPhone and iPad by drawing on a store or a third-party site. As required by the Digital Markets Act (Dma) proposed last year by the European Commission.
Apple immediately protested against the rules proposed by the EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, announced last year in an attempt to curb Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google .
Already last June , Apple CEO Tim Cook said he believed that the European DMA bill "would not be in the best interest of users".
The recent study cited data from cybersecurity service provider Kaspersky Lab which showed nearly six million attacks per month hit Android mobile devices.
It should be remembered that for the entry into force of the DMA in 2023, the green light of the European Parliament and of the EU countries is necessary.
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WHAT APPLE SUPPORTS
“If Apple were forced to support sideloading, the most harmful apps would reach users because it would be easier for cybercriminals to target them, says the Cupertino giant's report. "Even if sideloading was limited to third-party app stores only," he added.
The whitepaper , “Building an Ecosystem of Trust for Millions of Apps,” is an update of a previous version released in June.
The company led by Tim Cook also warned that malicious apps migrate to third-party stores and infect consumers' devices.
THE RISKS OF SIDELOADING
Furthermore, Apple claims that sideloading would take away user control once apps have already been downloaded to their systems. And it would require removing the protections from sensitive areas on an iPhone. The company says these risks would be present even if side-loading were only available through third-party app stores on a device.
Currently, Apple's App Store is the only way to install apps on an iPhone, which has made it the focus of lawsuits and regulators around the world. Apple said its control over the App Store guarantees high-quality apps and helps prevent malware.
THE WORDS OF TIM COOK
To use Cook's words in June, sideloading "would be an alternative way to get apps on the iPhone, as we watch, that would destroy the security of the iPhone."
STOCKED ALSO AGAINST ADVERTISERS
Finally, as Reuters reports, Apple has also targeted digital advertisers. With the latter, it is at loggerheads over its new privacy controls designed to prevent them from tracking iPhone users.
"Large companies that rely on digital advertising say they have lost revenue due to these privacy features and may therefore have an incentive to distribute their apps via sideloading specifically to circumvent these protections," the report said.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/perche-apple-sbuffa-contro-bruxelles/ on Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:15:45 +0000.