{"id":31475,"date":"2021-01-28T16:32:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T21:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=31475"},"modified":"2021-02-05T14:35:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T19:35:34","slug":"data-privacy-day-at-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/28\/data-privacy-day-at-apple\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Privacy Day at Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n

January 28 is Data Privacy Day, a time to raise awareness about the importance of protecting people’s personal information online. Apple is commemorating Data Privacy Day by sharing “A Day in the Life of Your Data<\/a>,” an easy-to-understand report illustrating how companies track user data across websites and apps. The report also shares how privacy features across Apple’s products give users more transparency and control, empowering people with the tools and knowledge to protect their personal information.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Jason Snell<\/a> (MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n

On Thursday—which is apparently Data Privacy Day at Apple<\/a>—Tim Cook gave a speech at the Computers, Privacy & Data Protection 2021 conference<\/a>.<\/p>

In it, he made some very pointed comments about companies that don’t share Apple’s commitment to building products that provide users with choices about what level of privacy or tracking they’re comfortable with.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Not that tracking doesn’t matter, but I’m much more concerned about leakage of my private data. This is an area where Apple’s policies offer limited protection and actually get in the way of users taking steps to protect themselves. I’d like to see Apple give users the choice to:<\/p>\n\n