Apple Joins Google in Warning EU DMA AI-Access Rules Threaten Privacy and Security
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Apple filed a 38-page submission warning the European Commission that draft DMA measures requiring Android to provide AI rivals with deep OS-level access — including permanent microphone access, live screen content, and cross-app control — would create profound risks to user privacy and security. Apple identified four specific security problems including unrestricted voice-activation word registration enabling continuous recording. The EU Commission closed its public consultation on these Android interoperability specification proceedings on May 13, 2026. The proceedings were opened on January 27, 2026 under DMA Article 6(7).
Technical significance
Apple's intervention in Google's DMA case is strategically significant — it aligns Apple with Google on a privacy issue while Apple itself faces DMA compliance obligations. The dispute highlights a fundamental tension in the DMA: mandating interoperability for AI services may require OS-level access that creates new attack surfaces. The Commission's final specification measures will set a major precedent for AI-platform interoperability in Europe.