> Senators Richard Blumenthal and Amy Klobuchar, both Democrats, teamed up with Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn to sponsor the bill, which would bar big app stores from requiring app providers to use their payment system.
Extremely disappointing. Google and Apple already support other payment methods, but by forcing apps on the iOS store to support Apple Pay and Sign in with Apple, me and my family are all the safer for it. That's part of the reason I jumped into the Apple ecosystem — that Apple intermediates relationships.
This is not a pro-consumer move. Consumers already have choice. We should instead have laws for Extremely Strict data handling for payment vendors, including the sale of customer information.
Extremely disappointing. Google and Apple already support other payment methods, but by forcing apps on the iOS store to support Apple Pay and Sign in with Apple, me and my family are all the safer for it. That's part of the reason I jumped into the Apple ecosystem — that Apple intermediates relationships.
This is not a pro-consumer move. Consumers already have choice. We should instead have laws for Extremely Strict data handling for payment vendors, including the sale of customer information.