Apple chief executive defends firm’s privacy stanceSeptember 18, 2014 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apple chief executive Tim Cook has issued a strong defense of the firm’s privacy stance, claiming that the company does not need to read emails or gather user data to generate profits, unlike other major firms in the market, chiefly Google, V3 reports. Cook’s letter has been timed to coincide with new privacy policies from Apple for iOS 8. Cook explains that because Apple’s profits derive from products not profiles, Apple is not interested in gathering its customers' data. “Our business model is very straightforward: we sell great products. We don’t build a profile based on your email content or web-browsing habits to sell to advertisers,” he said. “We don’t 'monetize' the information you store on your iPhone or in iCloud. And we don’t read your email or your messages to get information to market to you. Our software and services are designed to make our devices better. Plain and simple.” Cook did acknowledge that the firm’s iAd businesses serves advertising to app users, but said this service does not use data from apps such as "Health and HomeKit, Maps, Siri, iMessage, call history, or any iCloud service like Contacts or Mail." Cook also reiterated Apple’s statement that it has had no involvement with any U.S. government data-gathering schemes, such as PRISM. “I want to be absolutely clear that we have never worked with any government agency from any country to create a backdoor in any of our products or services. We have also never allowed access to our servers. And we never will.” The announcement comes at the same time as Apple released iOS 8 to users worldwide, offering a raft of new features including an improved keyboard and services such as HealthKit. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |