Apple CEO Tim Cook indirectly calls out Facebook's business model

Apple CEO Tim Cook strongly condemned business models reliant on harvesting user data, saying that prioritizing engagement above all else leads to misinformation, mistrust, and even real-world violence.

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The Apple chief executive gave the opening address during a panel at the European Computers, Privacy & Data Protection (CPDP) conference Thursday. During his talk, he touched on a variety of issues, including Apple's privacy efforts and the dangers of business models that rely on harvesting user data.

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