Tim Cook—Delivered keynote speech declaring privacy a fundamental human right and calling for federal privacy legislation
In October 2018, Tim Cook delivered a keynote at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels, calling privacy a 'fundamental human right' and urging comprehensive federal privacy legislation in the US. He criticized the 'data-industrial complex' and companies that harvest personal data for profit, positioning Apple's business model as privacy-first.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| User Privacy | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.590 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
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Tim Cook declared privacy a fundamental human right in Brussels keynote speech
On October 24, 2018, Tim Cook delivered a keynote at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels, calling privacy a 'fundamental human right' and criticizing the 'data-industrial complex.' He called for comprehensive federal privacy legislation in the US and urged stricter data protections globally.