Lobby group warns competition investigations into big tech players are a risk to US security

Bipartisan antitrust legislation aimed at Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google could hurt US competitiveness and give foreign adversaries access to sensitive information, new report claims

The likes of Facebook and Google are facing US probes.

Bipartisan antitrust legislation aimed at Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google could hurt US competitiveness and give foreign adversaries access to sensitive information, according to a new report from a tech industry group.

The white paper from the Computer & Communications Industry Association, which counts all four companies among its members, argues that a series of antitrust bills approved by the US House Judiciary Committee in June would help foreign competitors, including Chinese and Russian companies, by placing severe restrictions solely on US tech giants.