European Union official criticizes delay by Apple in implementing Intelligence

The battle for confidentiality

Upon revealing the postponed launch, Apple thoroughly expressed its concerns: “Particularly, we are anxiously cautious that the compatibility demands of the DMA might oblige us to jeopardize the authenticity of our products in manners that endanger user confidentiality and data defense,” as stated. “We are dedicated to working together with the European Commission to seek a resolution that would allow us to provide these attributes to our customers in the EU without imperiling their security.”

Yet, the arguments of Vestager, along with prior remarks on the subject of user protection and confidentiality, indicate that the trading union promoting “pro-competition,” which introduced GDPR (even though it inadvertently disrupted the finances of small website operators), will likely not be very welcoming to Apple’s claims that the extremely personal data collected on a person’s device should be safeguarded, reduced, and not openly accessible to third-party AI competitors without explicit user approval, safety measures, and supervision.

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