“Google Executive Chairman Eric Shmidt on Thursday responded to comments made by Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to the Internet search giant’s privacy policies, saying Cook is misinformed and that Google’s systems are ‘far more secure’ than anything Apple has,” Mikey Campbell reports for AppleInsider. “In an interview with CNN, Schmidt told CNN Money anchor Christine Romans that Google is a leader in data privacy and any contention to that fact, such as a recent missive from Cook, is incorrect. ‘Someone didn’t brief him correctly on Google’s policies, that’s unfortunate for him,’ Schmidt said of Cook. ‘In Google’s place, we have always been the leader in security and in encryption. Our systems are far more secure and encrypted than anyone else, including Apple. They’re catching up, which is great.'”
“As part of Apple’s recent push for consumer privacy, Cook last month published an open letter to the company’s website, reinforcing that iCloud user data is not only secure, but will never be monetized. A section of the note suggests unnamed service providers harvest sensitive user information for monetary gains, a business model to which privacy advocates are vehemently opposed. From Cook’s letter: ‘A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re the product,'” Campbell reports. “During today’s interview, Schmidt said, “All the things [Cook] implied we’re doing, we don’t do.” The Google exec did, however, note that Gmail does display ads to users, something the company has done for a decade. He quickly pointed out that information gathered in the email ad serving process is used ‘for nothing,’ but did not elaborate on the subject.”
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