App Store Freedom Act Makes Consumers Less Safe: Bill Makes Users Vulnerable to Worst of Internet Scams, Malware - Chamber of Progress

An elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives has just introduced a bill that would be equivalent to the Digital Markets Act for the U.S. market.

App Store Freedom Act Makes Consumers Less Safe: Bill Makes Users Vulnerable to Worst of Internet Scams, Malware - Chamber of Progress

Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) introduced the App Store Freedom Act today, which would prohibit certain screening and verification processes that app stores use to protect consumers. The bill poses as a consumer safety bill, but in reality would make users less safe online by exposing them to scams and fraudulent apps. “Requiring app stores to expose users to fraudulent apps and scams is not protecting consumers,” said Todd O’Boyle, Vice Pres…