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Apple’s EU interoperability order founded on narrow view of ecosystem ‘integrity’

By Lewis Crofts ( June 6, 2025, 11:19 GMT | Comment) -- Apple’s claim that the security and privacy of iPhone users is put at risk by EU tech regulation failed to stymie demands for more interoperability, after officials took a narrow stance on when risks to a device’s “integrity” warrant an exemption. A decision in March that granted greater access for rival smart-device makers shows the European Commission concluding that it’s not enough to rely on Apple's subjective “trust” for other companies in managing requests, rather integrity needs to be “objective.”Apple failed to convince EU officials of the privacy and security risks in making its iPhones more interoperable, the full text of a major antitrust order in March has made clear....

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