Kif Leswing from cnbc said that Apple CEO Tim Cook linked Facebook’s business model, which uses data to serve targeted ads, with real-world consequences like violence or reducing public trust in vaccines.
Cook’s speech at a data privacy conference in Brussels did not mention by name Facebook, but the social media company was clearly a target of the Apple CEO’s warning.
The speech came as the battle between the Silicon Valley rivals heats up, particularly about a new iPhone feature called App Tracking Transparency.
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