Apple shouldn't use privacy & security to stave off competition, EU antitrus...

Responding to comments made by Apple CEO Tim Cook in June, European Union competition chief Margrethe Vestager said that Apple shouldn't use privacy and security concerns to stifle competition on the App Store.

crowley

22july2013 said:

AppleInsider said:

In an interview with Reuters, Vestager agreed with Cook that privacy and security are important factors for consumers, but warned the Cupertino tech giant against using concerns about them to fend off competition.

I guess the health and safety of drugs shouldn't be a motivating factor of drug companies either. 

I think a competition authority might say something like: health and safety of drugs are very important, but you don't get an indefinite patent because of it.  You can't FUD your way to a competitive advantage.

Rayz2016

22july2013 said:

AppleInsider said:

In an interview with Reuters, Vestager agreed with Cook that privacy and security are important factors for consumers, but warned the Cupertino tech giant against using concerns about them to fend off competition.

I guess the health and safety of drugs shouldn't be a motivating factor of drug companies either. 

I think what she’s saying is that you must make your OS more open to scams and malware to level the playing field. 

The last time the EU got involved in stuff it knows nothing about, we ended up with a page full of questions and checkboxes in front of every website. 

crowley

Rayz2016 said:

22july2013 said:

AppleInsider said:

In an interview with Reuters, Vestager agreed with Cook that privacy and security are important factors for consumers, but warned the Cupertino tech giant against using concerns about them to fend off competition.

I guess the health and safety of drugs shouldn't be a motivating factor of drug companies either. 

I think what she’s saying is that you must make your OS more open to scams and malware to level the playing field. 

The last time the EU got involved in stuff it knows nothing about, we ended up with a page full of questions and checkboxes in front of every website. 

Hyperbole much?  Most websites have a banner with an Accept Cookies button and nothing more.  Also, we* also got much greater rights over our data, and much greater responsibility placed on the companies that hold our data.  Tim Cook came out in favour of the GDPR.

* by which I mean EU citizens, which I sadly am no longer counted among, but some of the effect remains.

lkrupp

crowley said:

Rayz2016 said:

22july2013 said:

AppleInsider said:

In an interview with Reuters, Vestager agreed with Cook that privacy and security are important factors for consumers, but warned the Cupertino tech giant against using concerns about them to fend off competition.

I guess the health and safety of drugs shouldn't be a motivating factor of drug companies either. 

I think what she’s saying is that you must make your OS more open to scams and malware to level the playing field. 

The last time the EU got involved in stuff it knows nothing about, we ended up with a page full of questions and checkboxes in front of every website. 

Hyperbole much?  Most websites have a banner with an Accept Cookies button and nothing more.  Also, we* also got much greater rights over our data, and much greater responsibility placed on the companies that hold our data.  Tim Cook came out in favour of the GDPR.

* by which I mean EU citizens, which I sadly am no longer counted among, but some of the effect remains.

Well, you can always move to the EU and renounce your UK citizenship.