Security officials, scholars urge US Supreme Court to stay Google Play injunction
( October 1, 2025, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Former national security officials and scholars told the US Supreme Court that an injunction against Google places a district court at the center of managing day-to-day operations of a platform with millions of apps used by millions of people every day, including making the district court responsible for ensuring the cybersecurity of all those apps and users. The officials filed a brief in support of staying that injunction in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, saying it would result in a flood of new apps and third-party app stores that would raise complex cybersecurity threats. “Google, with state-of-the-art cybersecurity practices and a trusted app ecosystem, is best positioned to address those security risks—not the district court and not the Technical Committee,” they said.See attached file....
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