Apple preaches privacy. Lawmakers want the talk to turn to action

guest · Jul 15, 2019

Apple preaches privacy. Lawmakers want the talk to turn to action
As states introduce privacy legislation, the tech giant is either absent from those efforts or backs industry groups that actively lobby against them
July 15, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/tech...ches-privacy-lawmakers-want-talk-turn-action/

The Apple chief “really talked about the need for privacy across the board,” said DelBene, a former Microsoft executive.
But when DelBene discussed her own privacy bill, which would require companies to obtain consent before using consumers’ most sensitive information in unexpected ways, Cook didn’t specifically endorse it, she said.

While Apple formally supports the notion of a federal privacy law, the company has yet to formally back any bills proposed on the Hill — unlike Microsoft. “I would argue there’s a need for Apple to be a more vocal part of this debate,” said Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), a fierce critic of tech companies for their privacy violations.

“If you are going to use the value of privacy in your marketing, I think you have an obligation to your consumers to tell us what that means,” said India McKinney, a legislative analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties organization that advocates for Internet privacy and security.
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Apple was “opposed and remained opposed after we made lots of concessions,” he said. When it came to that particular privacy bill, Apple wasn’t an advocate for consumer privacy protections, he said. “They were an obstacle.”
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Minimalist · Aug 16, 2019

Apple will soon treat online web tracking the same as a security vulnerability

Apple is taking a hard stance on online privacy with a new anti-tracking policy in Safari.

The iPhone maker has published a “WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy” that goes into specifics about the types of anti-tracking methods it has developed, the practices it believes are harmful to users, and the unintended consequences of those preventive countermeasures.
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https://thenextweb.com/privacy/2019...racking-the-same-as-a-security-vulnerability/

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