Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes Shot at Facebook Again Over Privacy

It seems Apple CEO Tim Cook really doesn’t like the fact that Facebook has been irreverent in treating the data of its users, with the tech billionaire recently taking shots at the social network on national television. Apparently, he believes that self-regulation with regards to this particular issue is not working and government intervention might become necessary.

This new development came via an interview that Cook had with CNN, where he once again proclaimed the importance of privacy and how some companies are abusing their positions on the matter. Apple is so adamant in protesting such practices, in fact, that it is actively trying to block any attempts by social media companies to track the owners of its devices.

"I think that the privacy thing has gotten totally out of control and I think most people are not aware of who is tracking them, how much they're being tracked and the large amounts of detailed data that are out there about them ... We think privacy is a fundamental human right," Cook said on the matter.

It’s not as if Facebook is really working hard to avoid becoming an easy target for such comments either. In what seems like a weekly trend now, news of new privacy scandals surrounding the social network keeps coming out.

For its part, Apple has been trying to take advantage of the situation by essentially painting itself as the most well-behaved company with regards to user privacy violations, Business Insider notes. The maker of the iPhone has been bragging about how its business model didn’t rely on abusing the trust of users to make money, for example.

It has also been repeatedly emphasizing its commitment to user privacy by not collecting any data and then using that information as a commodity. Basically, Facebook’s woes are Apple’s way to wealth.