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SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook lambasted social media companies — without naming them — accusing them of prioritizing user attention and data collection at the cost of allowing and even rewarding dangerous conspiracies, extremism and polarization.
The iPhone maker plans to roll out a new privacy control in the early spring to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing people. The delay in its anticipated rollout aims to placate Facebook and other digital services that depend on such data surveillance to help sell ads.
Although Apple didn’t provide a specific date, the general timetable disclosed Thursday means the update will come in the early spring.
