The U.S. government is awash with antitrust bills addressing the strength, monopolistic power of Big Tech. With security and user privacy at the forefront of concerns, Big Tech claim these antitrust bills could ruin their products and future innovation.
Chris Olson, (CEO of The Media Trust) feels that regulation that fails to address app review processes is ultimately not going to be of much benefit to user security and privacy either way:
“Antitrust legislation may or may not benefit consumers, but any cybersecurity ramifications pale in comparison to the status quo. App guidelines have NOT protected mobile users from the biggest threats to their safety. Thanks to a complete lack of control over digital third parties, identity theft, phishing and malware attacks are rampant across all mobile platforms. Until that changes – and the app review process becomes more than a pointless formality – regulations should be the least of our concern.”
