No sugarcoating – this is Surveillance (says Apple CEO Tim Cook at an EU commission event) – Technology vs Humanity: the coming clash of man and machine

Extract from Tim Cook’s keynote address to the European Parliament in October last year. We are delighted to hear Tim be that clear on privacy and ethics.

“We shouldn’t sugarcoat the consequences… This-Is-Surveillance… and these stockpiles of personal data serve only to enrich the companies that collect them.”

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