A recent update revealed that the famous United States Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Jan Schakowsky drafted a letter to Apple Inc. chief executive Tim Cook expressing concerns about Apple’s marketplace App Store.
The report outlined the effect of the App Store’s guidelines on the development of emerging technologies such as blockchain and nonfungible tokens (NFTs).
Impact of App Store Guidelines in the Tech Sector
The representatives requested Cook to clarify whether the information on App Store would undermine the development of revolutionary technologies. In a review of the California-based App Store, Bilirakis and Schakowsky observed that the tech company had deployed a unique pattern that undermined some the operation of crypto applications.
In a previous report, Apple demanded that its business partners to launch their products’ on the lite version. Soon after the announcement, the key player in the tech and crypto sector upgraded their product to launch on the App Store.
In May, blockchain game Axie Infinity launched its lite version of its crypto game, aiming to expand its revenue streams and bring cutting-edge solutions to the gaming sector.
Despite the benefits of the App Store, the representative slammed Apple for adopting unwelcoming policies that deem the growth of emerging technology.
Factors Undermining Technological Development
Elsewhere, the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee chairman argued that Apple adopted restrictive policies on its App Store to remain at a competitive edge. In a defensive report, the Apple team argued that the development of the App Store, including the walled garden and user guidelines, aimed at improving security. The tech company urged Congress to surveil the App Store guidelines to examine whether Apple’s policies undermined innovation.
In addition, the tech company confessed that its subcommittee plays a crucial role in ensuring that Apple’s operation promotes transparency and the company is accountable for its behavior.
Previously, the legislators had issued a similar report regarding the implication of the App Store’s policies on Chinese-owned projects such as TikTok. In February, a US representative requested Apple CEO to ban TikTok from the App Store, which could compromise US national security.
According to Bilirakis and Schakowsky, policymakers plan to launch a distinctive playing field within the tech sector to promote innovation in the US. The legislator’s announcement came when the tech company implemented new rules on App Store.
A few days ago, Apple implemented new regulations on its App Store to prevent the misuse of the application programming interface (API).During the launch, the Apple team announced that in some cases, the developers might misuse API to gather user information using fingerprints. An API is a platform used by developers to extract data.
Following the introduction of the new rules, Apple will require the developers to provide further details on why they want to access specific data.
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