Apple slams Senate antitrust bills over major consumer harms
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`The bills put consumers in harm`s way because of the real risk of privacy and security breaches` What you need to know Apple has warned that new Senate antitrust bills could be bad news for consumers. It told the body in a letter that changes could risk the privacy and security of users. The bills could open up the iPhone to sideloading apps and more third-party payment options. Apple says Senate antitrust bills could expose the users of the iPhone 13 and all of its best iPhones to major security and privacy risks. As noted by CNBC Apple`s senior director of government affairs, Timothy Powderly, told the Senate Justice Committee that the Open Markets Act and the American Innovation and Choice Online Act could be catastrophic for iPhone users. Powderly said the bills `put consumers in harm`s way because of the real risk of privacy and security breaches`, and that sideloading would results in a `big loss for consumers`, opening up millions of Americans to malware attacks. One...