The European Commission has responded to Apple's announcement that Siri AI will not launch in the EU, saying the decision is entirely Apple's and that the company sought an exemption from its legal obligations rather than a compliant solution. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters in Brussels (via Reuters) that Apple had failed to develop interoperability solutions meeting EU privacy and security standards, and instead asked to be let off the hook entirely.
  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    29·
    17 days ago

    Makes me wonder which part(s) of the “product” violates users’ rights so grossly they didn’t even bother trying.

    • evujumenuk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      17 days ago

      The DMA basically says, “if Siri can work with your personal data, you have to allow the AI assistants from Zuck, Elon and Honest Achmed the same access”.

      At the risk of sounding like an LLM: it’s not a privacy thing, it’s a competition thing.

      Personally, I’d be mildly interested in all the dark patterns Meta would bring to bear to finally get at Apple users’ most private data. Even though it’d damage my trust in humanity even further, I guess.

  • SW42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    17 days ago

    As a european i can say they can fucking keep it. The shitty implementation and low coupling of its AI was a USP for Apple in my view.