Apple 's CEO Tim Cook has stated that data privacy laws need to be stricter , particularly in the US . Speaking at the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners , Cook stated that the amount of personal data that is collected and sold should be unsettling to the public . Apple has defended data privacy for many years and Cook , while defending the General Data Protection Regulations put in place in Europe , said that the US needs to implement a more robust privacy law , focusing on the rights of access , knowledge and use of personal data .
Apple's CEO Tim Cook has stated that data privacy laws need to be stricter, particularly in the US. Speaking at the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, Cook stated that the amount of personal data that is collected and sold should be unsettling to the public. Apple has championed data privacy for many years and Cook, while praising the General Data Protection Regulations put in place in Europe, said that the US needs to implement a more robust privacy law, focusing on the rights of access, knowledge and security of personal data.