Having previously WhatsApp boss insinuated Facebook about data leakage, now it's Apple's turn to do it.
This month is indeed a tough time for Facebook. The Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandals have just died down, followed directly by users who are shocked call history and their SMS is stored up.
The Facebook scandal reminds the public of the popular term in the internet age as it is: "If you do not pay, you are not a customer, you are a product sold."
Regarding the scandal, Apple CEO Tim Cook finally spoke up. Reported from Recode, Thursday (29/3/2018), Cook calls Facebook should be able to regulate themselves, but unfortunately it is too late.
For the case on Facebook, products "sold" are user-owned data, as did the campaign teams Obama and Cambridge Analytica. They are both accused of exploiting data on Facebook for political purposes.
Cook also explains the policies adopted by Apple regarding protecting customers.
"The fact is we could have made a lot of money if we cashed in our customers if we made them into products, we chose not to," Cook said.
Cook was also asked what he would do if he was in Mark Zuckerberg's position.
"I will not fall into that situation (data leak)," Cook replied.
Tim Cook has long campaigned for data protection. Previously, he had criticized the free services that turned out to deposit search history and other data to be sold for advertising purposes.
Critical About Free Services
Cook also once quipped Google Photos that does not have a specific policy regarding user privacy.
"We believe customers need to be their own information controllers.You may like these things called free services, but I do not think they deserve to email yours, your search history and even your family photos for sale for advertising purposes," Cook.
Cook's predecessor, Steve Jobs, also attaches importance to the privacy of users when using a product so that they are not trivial when using a product or platform. Now Jobs's talk proves to be true.
For information, Tim Cook was appointed Apple CEO in 2011, six weeks before the death of Steve Jobs.
Facebook Apologizes in Various Newspapers
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made a full-page apology in several top newspapers in the United States (US) and Britain on Sunday (25/3/2018).
Facebook apologizes publicly about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the abuse of personal data reportedly afflicting about 50 million people.
A Facebook spokeswoman told CBS News that the ad appeared on Sunday in the UK, in Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Observer, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express newspapers.
In the US, the open apology advertisement was published in The New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
"This is a breach of trust and I am sorry we did not do more at that time, we are now taking steps to ensure this does not happen again," Zuckerberg wrote.
The letter ends with a thank-you to the user for the trust to move on the Facebook community.
"I promise to do better for you," Zuckerberg wrote at the end of the ad.
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