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Apple and Meta are fighting over the balance between interoperability and privacy in Europe. Reuters reports.
The fight is aimed at the European Union Digital Markets Act (DMA), a competition rule that requires designated gatekeepers (including Apple and Meta) to prevent competitors from restricting access to so-called core platform services. In Apple’s case, that means: iOS, iPadOS, the App Store, and Safari. However, his concern here is mainly focused on iOS.
The iPhone maker has made no bones about its distaste for the DMA, but its latest attacks are aimed at Meta rather than the EU law itself – presumably EU enforcers is actively considering How DMA interoperability requirements should apply to Apple.
On Wednesday, Apple revealed that Meta made more interoperability requests (15) than any other company, suggesting that it is looking for a wide range of opportunities that could be bad for users’ privacy and security.
If it granted all requests, Apple warned that Meta apps (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, and WhatsApp) could allow Meta to “read all of a user’s messages and emails on their device, and see every phone call they make or receive. , track every app they use, scan all their photos, view their files and calendar events, record all their passwords, and more.”
The social media giant hit back by accusing Apple of making up privacy excuses that have “no basis in reality” to block access.
