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  Kara Swisher Interviews Tim Cook about Privacy, App Store Policies, and His
                                Future at Apple

   Josh Centers

   Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher
   for a [1]wide-ranging interview on The New York Times's Sway podcast.
   The interview is only about 36 minutes, and there's a transcript
   available. Some highlights:
     * Cook doesn't see himself being Apple's CEO in ten years.
     * Cook touched on Apple's recent fights with Epic Games and Facebook.
     * Cook thinks side-loading apps 'would break the privacy and security
       model.'
     * Cook discussed Apple's banning of Parler from the App Store but
       also said, 'I hope they come back.'
     * Cook went on at length about Apple's stance on privacy and his
       concerns surrounding data collection and breaches.
     * Cook offered some hints about Apple's future with augmented reality
       and cars, adding that while he's never met Elon Musk, he has
       tremendous respect for Tesla.

   It's one of the most substantial interviews Cook has given in years,
   and it's worth at least reading the transcript.

   [2]Read original article

References

   1. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/opinion/apples-ceo-is-making-very-different-choices-than-mark-zuckerberg.html
   2. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/opinion/apples-ceo-is-making-very-different-choices-than-mark-zuckerberg.html

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