# Tim Cook condemns Facebook business model, says valuing engagement over privacy leads to ‘polarization' and 'violence’ - 9to5Mac

<https://9to5mac.com/2021/01/28/tim-cook-privacy-talk/>

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## What Jamie wrote

I admire that Tim Cook is outspoken on privacy and pushing for real activity to help consumers.

> “As I’ve said before, if we accept as normal and unavoidable that everything in our lives can be aggregated and sold, we lose so much more than data, we lose the freedom to be human. And yet, this is a hopeful new season, a time of thoughtfulness and reform.”

I know that many people are cynical and see Apple in the same light as Google and Facebook. I disagree. I suggest that Apple has identified a huge market in health and fitness capabilities built around the Apple Watch. In order to pursue that market, they have identified that privacy is paramount. So, I don't see them doing this because they are good guys, but instead because they see it as key to their growth. At least for Facebook, growth comes from taking more and more of your privacy. Don't trust companies to do something that is against their self interests. 

The audio of this is not great. Would have been better for Cook to have wore a microphone.

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