Apple CEO Tim Cook to Speak at Global Privacy Summit in Washington D.C. Next Week

[MacRumors]

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) today announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook will headline this year's Global Privacy Summit, which will take place in person on April 11 to April 13 in Washington, D.C.

Cook will provide the conference's keynote speech on April 12 at approximately 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time. His speech will be live-streamed on YouTube.

"Tim Cook is a leading and influential voice for the privacy community, especially as Apple remains a critical player in the broader environment in which the digital economy operates," said J. Trevor Hughes, IAPP's President and CEO. "We look forward to his contributions to the event's powerful dialogue on privacy and trust in the digital economy."

The annual Global Privacy Summit focuses on international privacy and data protection in practice, policy, and strategy, according to the IAPP, a not-for-profit organization that has a mission of promoting and improving the privacy profession globally.

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[ouimetnick]

How’s that revolutionary CSAM tracking coming along Timmy?

 

[Chitin5]

I wonder how Timmy will gaslight this time?

 

[bluespark]

That's a nice suit.

 

[farkleboy]

He's so uninspiring. at least Jobs had a persona you could cling to.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

That's a nice suit.

It sure is but I'm hoping he's going to wear a new suit.

 

[44267547]

He's so uninspiring. at least Jobs had a persona you could cling to.

So Cook needs to inspire you in someway? If so, how? Be specific.

I could make the counter argument that I think he is inspiring, he’s led Apple to heights that Steve Jobs never did, and positioned Apple as a whole to be financially successful with over 36,000 employees during a global crisis over the last two years.

Yeah, I call that ‘inspiring’ in terms of being the leader that he is just as one example.

 

[bluespark]

It sure is but I'm hoping he's going to wear a new suit.

I hear you. Looking around my house, I realize I've bought Tim a suit or two myself. That said, if I had that suit, I'd wear it many times.

 

[Shirasaki]

*cough* CSAM *cough*

The dog who barks the loudest is the dog which doesn't really bite.

Aside from that, I believe there are other instances of privacy violation involving Apple recently.

 

[GeoStructural]

I got a copy of the transcript:

"Yeah, we take privacy seriously, it is a human right, unless you are in China or Russia, then you are screwed... our rigorous App Store review process also let slip all sorts of trackers for our users to be heard and monitored even when they don't want to, isn't that fascinating? This is the most private OS ever! And I think you are going to love it."

 

[TheBigDog]

StalkTags.

We think you're gonna love 'em.

 

[MuppetGate]

*cough* CSAM *cough*

The dog who barks the loudest is the dog which doesn't really bite.

Aside from that, I believe there are other instances of privacy violation involving Apple recently.

And perhaps not so recent.

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Not sure how he has the nerve to be honest.

 

[wanha]

He's so uninspiring. at least Jobs had a persona you could cling to.

Have you ever wondered why you feel a desire to cling to 50-60 year old white men?

 

[assb10yr]

Can't wait for the Apple's Ballmer to retire.

 

[sw1tcher]

... he’s led Apple to heights that Steve Jobs never did

How and in what way? What new meaningful products has he come up with that changed/improved our lives? Steve Jobs brought us the Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, etc.

Maybe the Apple Watch and AirPods/Beats? Assuming these weren't ideas already in development or left behind by Jobs. Oh, there's also the amazing $20 polishing cloth. 👏

Tim Cook has lead Apple's stock price higher. Is that the heights you're referring to?

You don't think $AAPL would have continued to go up under Steve Jobs if he were still alive? I think it would have. I'd also say we'd have seen some new product(s) we don't have now.

... and positioned Apple as a whole to be financially successful with over 36,000 employees during a global crisis over the last two years.

You're making the assumption that if Steve Jobs were still around he wouldn't have been able to do the same.

 

[assb10yr]

So Cook needs to inspire you in someway? If so, how? Be specific.

I could make the counter argument that I think he is inspiring, he’s led Apple to heights that Steve Jobs never did, and positioned Apple as a whole to be financially successful with over 36,000 employees during a global crisis over the last two years.

Yeah, I call that ‘inspiring’ in terms of being the leader that he is just as one example.

You must be a Microsoft employee who loved Ballmer.

 

[Naraxus]

This joker has no business speaking anywhere, and no ground to stand on where privacy is concerned, after trying to sneak spyware in to iOS.

Pound sand Tim

 

[Mr. Dee]

His favorite song must be Michael Jackson’s ’Privacy’. Either way, I think Apple is doing an excellent job on the subject. It’s nice to not have Facebook follow me around the web anymore.

 

[Karma*Police]

Privacy… riiiight. Basically carrying on with Steve’s values but Tim clearly doesn’t believe in that himself. Just like he’s gotten rich off of Steve’s ideas but lacks the vision and risk taking appetite to “make a dent in the universe” himself.

All those defending Tim are either nervous shareholders (almost 30 P/E for a company that might not even grow low double digits??) and/or blind fanboys.

 

[antiprotest]

*cough* CSAM *cough*

The dog who barks the loudest is the dog which doesn't really bite.

Aside from that, I believe there are other instances of privacy violation involving Apple recently.

CSAM would be intentional violation. There are also unintentional ones like handing over data to people pretending to be police. And users here still defended Apple saying humans are "fallible." Well, if they champion privacy so much there could have been a system in place to mitigate this excessive fallibility, or encrypt everything so even Apple does not have access to it.

 

[thadoggfather]

Tim is obsolete.

he's good at bean counting and lecturing though

 

[antiprotest]

I got a copy of the transcript:

"Yeah, we take privacy seriously, it is a human right unless you are in China or Russia, then you are screwed... our rigorous App Store review process also let slip all sorts of trackers for our users to be heard and monitored even when they don't want to, isn't that fascinating? This is the most private OS ever! And I think you are going to love it."

Also in other countries if you pretend to be the police and they'll hand over the data.

 

[Expos of 1969]

His favorite song must be Michael Jackson’s ’Privacy’. Either way, I think Apple is doing an excellent job on the subject. It’s nice to not have Facebook follow me around the web anymore.

They are still following, don't be so naive.

 

[BarrettF77]

This will be a hyprocritical speech as they do not fully embrace user privacy. They are just better at masking/pretending than the likes of Google. Apple under Tim is just not Apple that I fell in love with a couple decades ago. Really missing having a product guy.

 

[swingerofbirch]

I am on tenterhooks waiting to hear if he will declare that at Apple they believe privacy is a fundamental human right.