Cook speech snide Google Facebook abusing users ' privacy – Cook, Google, Facebook-IT information

According to the latest news from TheVerge shows Apple CEO Tim Cook (TimCook) for most of today's Silicon Valley companies use customer information for the user does not agree with. Recently, Cook as a "leader of the free" (championoffreedom) in Washington DC by way of remote signal to "electronic privacy information center" (ElectronicPrivacyInformationCenter) made a speech held a dinner party.

In his speech, Cook said: "our privacy is being invaded a number of fronts. My dialogue with you is now Silicon Valley, and Silicon Valley is successful, outstanding business success through the use of users ' personal information resides. These companies will collect all the information about a user, and trying to use this for profit. We believe that this approach is wrong, and that's not what Apple wants direction. ”

Although Cook and not named in the comments, but apparently what he called the "enterprises" include Google, Facebook and Twitter all along by collecting user data, and expand targeted advertising business for profitable Internet companies.

Meanwhile, Cook also spoke of the user in the use of some free Internet services (like Google mail) privacy risks faced.

" You may like these so-called ' free Internet service, but we do not believe that this type of service is worth your open mailbox, saved searches or store photos of your family, because God knows what they will use this information to do. And we are convinced that users sooner or later will see the truth. "Mr Cook said.

Then, Cook also spoke on the Government's practice of back door placed in the user's personal equipment. When referring to the subject, Cook with a very vivid analogy: "If you think the police place a key under the mat at the door, the thieves also are likely to find this key. ”

Currently, Google and Facebook have opened around the world artificial intelligence laboratory. For example, Facebook just announced in France Paris opened an artificial intelligence lab, which is open on a global basis the third artificial intelligence laboratory. And Google in 2013, with the United States Space Agency jointly bought a D-Wave quantum computer, and to establish the "quantum artificial intelligence laboratory" specialized laboratory is dedicated to using quantum computing to promote many topics in the field of artificial intelligence.

Moreover, whether it be Facebook or Google's artificial intelligence laboratory can be automatically screened including photos, video and other secret information huge amounts of user data, then does that mean Apple should follow the practices of the former with the user's trust and privacy to achieve a more personalized user experience? Or, Apple will choose to distinctive shows that their position on user privacy and security and dial on top in Google and other companies in this field?

From the Cook, "electronic privacy information center" delivered the speech content, the Apple CEO seems to have made its choice.