Apple says EU curbs on Android will be ‘Pandora’s box’ for AI threats
By Lewis Crofts ( May 13, 2026, 12:00 GMT | Insight) -- Apple has warned that EU plans to open up Google’s Android ecosystem under gatekeeper rules will expose users to “profound risks” from AI services. In a sharply critical submission on EU measures against Google, Apple accuses the regulator of conducting a “large-scale security and privacy experiment” on European consumers. It floated the alternative solution of a “trusted” operating-system agent.Apple has warned that European Commission plans to open up Google’s Android ecosystem under EU gatekeeper rules would expose users to “profound risks” from AI services. In a sharply critical submission on EU measures against Google, Apple accuses the regulator of conducting a “large-scale security and privacy experiment” on European consumers....
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