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Apple under legal scrutiny in the EU over scam apps


Apple has frequently cited insecure and scam apps as justification for wanting all iPhone apps to be sold exclusively in...

The commission will also look at whether Google and Microsoft do enough to guard against scam results in their search engines, and Booking.com is in the line of fire for allowing fake accommodation listings. The EU has recently been focusing on child protection and election integrity issues, and tackling financial scams is now said to be the latest priority. Should any of the companies be found to be failing in their legal obligations to block illegal content, they could face fines of up to 6% of their annual global turnover.

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