South Korea moves to curb Apple and Google’s app-store dominance

In a statement to The Washington Post, Apple said the passage of the law would decrease user trust in App Store purchases, jeopardizing the business opportunities for the nearly 500,000 registered developers in Korea. “The proposed Telecommunications Business Act will put users who purchase digital goods from other sources at risk of fraud, undermine their privacy protections, make it difficult to manage their purchases, and features like ‘Ask to Buy’ and Parental Controls will become less effective,” the company said.