Japan's JFTC addresses data concerns in Apple, Google interoperability requests
By Sachiko Sakamaki ( August 21, 2026, 11:00 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's competition regulator said it would examine whether Apple or Google violated the country's smartphone competition law if they used commercially sensitive information obtained through interoperability requests to gain a competitive advantage. A Japan Fair Trade Commission official said Friday that companies seeking access to mobile operating-system functions have raised concerns about how information submitted in such requests could be used. The regulator has also begun preparing for a statutory review of the smartphone law.Japan's competition regulator would examine whether Apple or Google violated the country's smartphone competition law if they used commercially sensitive information obtained through interoperability requests to gain a competitive advantage, an official said Friday....
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