Apple Contends UK’s ‘EU-Style’ Antitrust Regulations Harm Users and Developers

In a statement to TechRepublic, Apple also says the UK regulations threaten the security of its products.

Apple has warned the UK government against applying “EU-style rules” on technology companies. The iPhone maker argues that these stipulations threaten the security of its products, reduce its incentive to innovate, and unfairly target its integrated product ecosystem.

“We’re concerned these EU-style rules the UK is advancing are bad for users and bad for developers,” an Apple spokesperson told TechRepublic. “This approach undermines the privacy and security protections our users have come to expect, hampers our ability to innovate, and forces us to give away our technology for free to foreign competitors.

“We will continue to engage with the regulator to make sure they fully understand these risks.”

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