This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

Injunction against Google over app store opens security risks, experts tell US appeals court

( August 15, 2025, 16:48 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Former national security officials and scholars warned a US appeals court that forcing Google to make changes to its app store in a monopolization lawsuit will significantly weaken the security provisions in the mobile-app-store market in several ways, providing an easier path for sophisticated adversaries to launch cyberattacks. They argued for a stay of an injunction, saying that it would tie Google’s hands by limiting the measures it can take to secure apps and by subjecting its security measures to review by a technical committee and district court, which are ill-equipped to manage the barrage of security threats that will emerge as soon as the injunction goes into effect.See attached file....

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.


Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

  • Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
  • Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
  • Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
  • Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Documents

Related Sections