Tim Cook describes privacy as 'one of the top issues of the century'

[iMore.com]

The Apple CEO also said that he was hopeful that the United States would eventually adopt privacy regulations like the EU GDPR.

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[Just_Me_D]

I still believe privacy in the general sense is more precious to older people. The youth of today, in general, put everything out in the open for all the world to see. Viewing ads on their smartphone while playing a game doesn't seem to phase them, but for someone like me it ticks me off and cause me to immediately delete the app. With that being said, as long as information is valuable, there will be people who go to great lengths to acquire it even if it means trampling over your rights or desire not to share.

 

[Annie_M]

I still believe privacy in the general sense is more precious to older people. The youth of today, in general, put everything out in the open for all the world to see. Viewing ads on their smartphone while playing a game don't seem to phase them, but for someone like me, it ticks me off and cause me to immediately delete the app. With that being said, as long as information is valuable, there will be people who go through great lengths to acquire it even if it means trampling over your rights or desire not to share.

Excellent point. Many young people don’t seem to value privacy. It will be interesting to see how they feel about it as they age.