In a strongly worded speech today, Apple boss Tim Cook applauded the EU authorities for bringing in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) this year.
Cook also renewed the technology giant’s commitment to protecting personal data, which he warned was being “weaponized” against users.
“We shouldn’t sugar-coat the consequence,” Cook said at the international conference on data privacy in Brussels today, adding: “This is surveillance.”
“In many jurisdictions, regulators are asking tough questions. It is time for rest of the world, including my home country, to follow your lead.
“We at Apple are in full support of a comprehensive federal privacy law in the United States,” Cook added.
GDPR has shown us all that good policy and political will can come together to protect the rights of everyone.
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 24, 2018
It was an honor to be invited to #ICDPPC2018 in Brussels this morning. I’d like to share a bit of what I said to this gathering of privacy regulators from around the world. It all boils down to a fundamental question: What kind of world do we want to live in?
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 24, 2018
Super interesting discussion on dataethics at t international conf on data protection w 🍎 #Timcook embracing regulation on data privacy. #dataethics #forestavenue #digitization #forestavenue #gdpr #ICDPP2018 #cphftw #icdk pic.twitter.com/sT6aDluza1
— Søren Juul Jørgensen (@SorenJuulJ) October 24, 2018
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