United Kingdom, Oct. 21 -- Apple has launched a fierce legal challenge against the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), accusing regulators of imposing "hugely onerous and intrusive burdens" that breach the company's rights within the EU market.

During a high-profile hearing at the General Court in Luxembourg, Apple's lawyer Daniel Beard argued that the DMA's interoperability and access requirements threaten user privacy, security, and intellectual property protections.

Beard told the court: "The legislation ignores the protection of property rights and issues of privacy and security, which are vital to EU citizens."

The DMA, introduced in 2023, aims to curb the dominance of Big Tech "gatekeepers" such as Apple, Google, Amazon, ...