Tim Cook on iPhone Data Privacy
Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN
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The chief executive of Apple, Timothy D. Cook, said that the company did not expect to be at odds with the government over iPhone encryption, but that it would not back down.
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Apple also touted the iPhone’s potential usefulness in medical research and personal medical monitoring. It introduced new software on Monday to help developers create apps for both purposes, showcasing as an example a large project to study people with Parkinson’s disease.
Even then, Apple stressed its commitment to protecting customer data, saying that any sharing of health information would require a customer’s explicit permission.
“Nothing is more sensitive than your health data,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer.
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