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EU Questions Apple on Fraud Prevention After Forcing Support for Riskier App Distribution (www.macrumors.com)
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[โ€“] Keelhaul@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn, there are some braindead takes in the comment section of that article

[โ€“] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

yeah, although this guy was a refreshing change with what seems to be a more objective analysis of the situation:

It very much is Apple's problem, because Apple made it their problem. First off, the EU is only asking about Apple's own App Store and how it prevents scams in there. It's not asking about iOS as a platform.

However; Apple explicitly went out of its way to be malicious in how it implemented the DMA by requiring apps that want to publish in third party app stores to still be validated by them and pay for that too. If the EU wants them to answer for how scams get through that process, that is fair game too. Microsoft and Google don't do this, so it won't be a problem for them. Apple decided to create a malicious system to discourage users, and if the EU now comes knocking on their door for it, well... Karma.

Regardless, there were - and still are - plenty of apps in the App Store today that scam users into ridiculous weekly subscriptions, etc. So let's not pretend Apple is doing a very good job even in its own app store either.

[โ€“] verdi@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago

Just when I think I saw peak stupid at the UNGA macrumours tops it with its headline...

Where's that meteor from Armageddon, we need it yesterday.

[โ€“] Pechente@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago

I hope the EU goes harder on Apple. Right now their compliance is malicious at best. If one of their features potentially violates the DMA, they just donโ€™t bring it to the EU instead of opening up the implementation to other vendors. See Live Translation for the AirPods or iPhone Mirroring.

They are strategically rallying people against the EU which is dangerous, especially in times of Russian aggression. There should be immense fines that make them comply or pull out of the EU entirely.