Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Thursday, August 12th, 2021.

I'm Brian McCullough today.

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Three US senators have unveiled the Bipartisans

Open App Markets Act, which would force App Stores to allow side-loading

and let developers use their own in-app purchasing systems, among other things, quoting the

Wall Street Journal.

The bipartisan bill by Senators Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, and Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, aims to

boost competition and consumer protections by placing new restrictions on how the

stores operate and what rules they can impose on app developers.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota,

chair of the Senate antitrust subcommittee,

co-sponsored the bill.

Apple said in a statement that its App Store, quote,

is the cornerstone of our work to connect developers and customers in a way that is safe and trustworthy.

The result has been an unprecedented engine of economic growth and innovation end quote.

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