Apple Boss Fears Ransomware Could Make Its Way onto iPhones
Headlining this year’s IAPP Global Privacy Summit, Apple CEO Tim Cook expressed deep concern that lawmakers stand to make a big mistake if the practice of ‘sideloading’ apps is given the green light on iPhones.
In a persuasive speech, Cook stressed that apps vetted for entry to the Apple App Store are held to a high privacy standard. Yet policymakers are increasingly moving to force iOS to accept apps from third-party venues.
Lawmakers in Europe last month unveiled the Digital Markets Act, an antitrust proposal to more tightly regulate app stores, social media and “digital gatekeepers” in general, over monopoly fears. And in the US, the Open App Markets Act passed the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this year with similar goals.
“To be clear, Apple is in favor of privacy regulation,” the Apple boss said. “But we are deeply concerned about regulations that would undermine privacy and security in service of some other aim.
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