Italy opens DMA probe into Apple's iCloud access (opens in new tab)

Italy's competition authority, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, opened a June 16 investigation into whether Apple is complying with European Digital Markets Act interoperability obligations for iOS and iPadOS cloud services. The regulator said third-party consumer cloud providers may not receive access comparable to Apple's iCloud to software features and system components needed to operate on equal terms. The case focuses on whether alternative cloud storage services can...