How the EU’s Digital Markets Act Could Undermine Security across Mobile Operating Systems

The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is designed to foster competition by opening up digital markets. However, its enforcement – in particular Article 5(4) – may unintentionally weaken cybersecurity safeguards on proprietary and open-source mobile operating systems. At a time when the EU is significantly investing in cybersecurity – through initiatives such as the NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act – the DMA risks introducing regulatory contradictions that undermine consumer protection and digital resilience.

This ECIPE webinar explores how mandatory third-party link-outs could circumvent established app store protections, expose users to malicious content, and create regulatory trade-offs that compromise platform integrity and user safety.

Joseph Coniglio speaks about the Digital Markets Act and cybersecurity at a panel.