Highlights
- Tim Cook also warned that personal data is being 'weaponized' against users, in comments at an international conference on data privacy,
- He applauded European Union authorities for bringing in a strict new data privacy law this year,
BRUSSELS: Apple chief executive Tim Cook has endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the US and renewed the technology giant's commitment to protecting users' personal data.
Cook also warned that personal data is being "weaponized" against users, in comments at an international conference on data privacy on Wednesday.
He applauded European Union authorities for bringing in a strict new data privacy law this year.
Cook said that Apple fully supports a comprehensive federal privacy law for the United States.
His remarks, along with comments later from Google and Facebook, in the European Union's home base in Brussels, underscore how the US tech giants are jostling to curry favour in the region as regulators tighten their scrutiny.
Cook also warned that personal data is being "weaponized" against users, in comments at an international conference on data privacy on Wednesday.
He applauded European Union authorities for bringing in a strict new data privacy law this year.
Cook said that Apple fully supports a comprehensive federal privacy law for the United States.
His remarks, along with comments later from Google and Facebook, in the European Union's home base in Brussels, underscore how the US tech giants are jostling to curry favour in the region as regulators tighten their scrutiny.