Apple has filed a court challenge to the European Union's (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA) that requires it to open up its ecosystem to competitors. Last year under the DMA, the EU required Apple to open up its ecosystem such as AirDrop, AirPlay and the AirPods fast tethering audio accessory to third parties.
In court documents, Apple said that if it complied with the DMA order, Apple's user data would be accessible to third parties, posing significant privacy and security risks to its EU users.
The compliance process also creates "an unreasonable, costly process that stifles innovation." Since the DMA went into effect two years ago, major tech companies have been fined hundreds of millions of dollars for non-compliance. Last month, Apple was fined $500 million for its App Store's failure to comply with the DMA's requirement that in-app payment systems be made available to users outside the App Store.