Apple chief executive Tim Cook has lashed out at Facebook and other data-driven tech giants for “rewarding” extremist groups and violent incitement through their data policies. In a speech given to an international data protection conference in Brussels today, Mr Cook accused social media firms of endangering society for their own profit. Facebook is also fighting back against Apple’s new app rules which oblige developers to give users a choice about what personal data is tracked and how that happens. Despite the bumper figures, its share price fell on warnings from CEO Mark Zuckerberg that its advertising model faced new barriers from initiatives like Apple’s ‘App Tracking Transparency’ move. However, Mr Cook said that the issue was one of fundamental rights.

Source: Irish Independent January 28, 2021 17:54 UTC