Apple Joins Google Opposing EU DMA AI Access Rules

BRUSSELS Apple has aligned with Google in opposing European Commission proposals under the Digital Markets Act that would require the Android maker to grant rival AI firms access to its services, citing significant risks to user privacy and security.

The submission, made during a public consultation that closed on May 13, responds to draft measures outlined last month. Those measures aim to enforce Google's compliance with the DMA, a regulation designed to limit the dominance of large tech platforms. Under the proposals, competing AI services would gain the ability to interact with Android apps, such as sending emails, ordering food or sharing photos, potentially without explicit user oversight or Google's controls.

Google has argued that such access would weaken essential privacy and security protections for European users on Android devices. Apple, which faces similar DMA requirements to open its iOS, iPadOS and macOS ecosystems, expressed comparable concerns in its filing. "The DMA's draft measures raise urgent and serious concerns," Apple stated. "If confirmed, they would create profound risks for user privacy, security, and safety as well as device integrity and performance."