Apple's Cook says proposed EU tech rules threaten security of iPhones


FILE PHOTO CEO Tim Cook speaks at an Apple event at the companys headquarters in Cupertino California U.S. September 10 2019. REUTERSStephen LamFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: CEO Tim Cook speaks at an Apple event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Apple boss Tim Cook took aim on Wednesday at proposed European rules aimed at curbing the power of U.S. tech giants, saying they could pose security and privacy risks to iPhones.

Cook, in his first public comments about the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposed by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, said parts were good but others were not. He said he feared the draft rules would lead to more installing of apps that do not come via Apple's App Store, or "side-loading".

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