Security News > 2021 > June > Apple Warns EU Law 'Risks Destroying iPhone Security'
The EU's proposed new rules to rein in tech giants risk undermining the security of the iPhone, Apple chief Tim Cook warned Wednesday.
Cook, speaking at the VivaTech convention for startups in Paris, took aim at some of the rules that target online "Gatekeepers" such as Apple which controls which apps can be installed on its phones and tablets.
Side loading would allow iPhone users to install apps directly from publishers, something they cannot currently do.
The EU also pushed forward with charges against Apple over the App Store, saying the company used it to squeeze out rivals.
Apple has countered that restrictions on downloading apps are essentially to protect consumers from dangerous software.
Cook warned Wednesday that the proposed EU rules "Would destroy the security of the iPhone, and a lot of privacy initiatives that we've built into the App Store."