Apple Accuses Meta of Seeking Intrusive Access to iPhone Data

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Apple Accuses Meta of Seeking Intrusive Access to iPhone Data
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Apple criticizes Meta's numerous interoperability requests under the EU's Digital Markets Act, claiming they pose risks to user privacy and security. Apple warns that granting Meta's requests could allow Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to access a wide range of user data on iPhones.

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Under the European Union’s landmark Digital Markets Act that took effect last year, Apple must allow rivals and app developers to inter-operate with its own services or risk a fine of as much as 10% of its global annual turnover. Meta Quest is Meta’s virtual reality headset, part of the company’s ambition to own the computational platform that powers virtual reality and mixed reality devices.

The measures would require Apple to provide a clear description of the different phases, deadlines and the criteria and considerations that it would apply or consider in assessing interoperability requests from apps developers.

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