Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, emphatically reiterated the commitment that the North American company has with encryption and protection of the privacy of your customers, in a question and answer session after the annual meeting of the Utah Technology Council (UTC), last Friday in Salt Lake City.
Cook was invited to this event organized by UTC, a trade and advocacy group on cybersecurity and other technological aspects, together with Senator Orrin Hatch, to offer at the conclusion of the event his different points of view before the diverse questions that the public hearing proposed to him.
The security of encryption "It is one of the biggest problems we face". As Cook pointed out to a question received about security in our day to day, Most of the users have more personal data on our smartphone than in our homes.
"Encryption is one of those things that keeps the public safe." "I believe that we have a responsibility to protect our customers ».
«We believe that The only way to protect both the privacy and the security of our customers from a cyber attack is to encrypt«Cook told more than 1400 industry executives, industry workers and fans of the brand.
The current CEO of Apple was answering a question of a similar nature, including one about the persistent impact of Apple's dispute with the FBI on the Agency demand to build a "back door" in its software for which authorities can access, following the controversial case of the locked iPhone whose owner was the main suspect in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, last December.
Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), refused to comply with the request of the federal agencyAlthough it seems that months later, she found another way to access the suspect's cell phone.
During the session, Cook also spoke about his predecessor in the position, and founder of the company, Steve Jobs:
«His spirit will always be the DNA of the company. Jobs' vision was make the best products to enrich people's lives. Many things will change at Apple, but this will not be one of them. "
