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EU to Apple: “Let Users Choose Their Software”; Apple: “Nah”

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The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a far-reaching, complex new piece of legislation comes into effect in EU .

The DMA includes provisions that force the giant tech companies that control so much of our online lives to provide official channels for interoperators.

This is a great idea, though, frankly, lawmakers should also restore the right of tinkerers and hackers to reverse-engineer your stuff.

Apple has been accused of spying on iOS users to fuel its own surveillance advertising network.

The EU is holding Apple ’s feet to the fire when they flout that law.

Users should have the final word for people who value software freedom, or privacy (from Apple ), or democracy (in China ).