Apple took out a CES ad to troll its competitors over privacy

It's not surprising given the company's success at hosting and hyping its own product launch events -- long before the iPod and iPhone brought Apple to the top of the technology mountain, Steve Jobs keynotes were can't miss events.

Apple's focus on privacy is nothing new -- the company has long said that it doesn't make money from its users' personal information, but from selling people hardware and software.

For the second year in a row, Google will be unavoidable at CES even though it probably isn't launching any new products of its own.

This probably isn't the start of a large-scale, national ad campaign -- but touting its focus on privacy for all the tech industry to see makes a statement that goes way beyond a single billboard.

Nathan is the deputy managing editor at Engadget, keeping track of the site's daily news operations and covering Google, Apple, gaming, apps and weird internet culture.

Original article
Author: Engadget

Engadget is the original home for technology news and reviews. Since its founding in 2004, we've grown from an exhaustive source for consumer tech news to a global multimedia organization covering the intersection of technology, gaming and entertainment.

Engadget has recently written 11 articles on similar topics including :
  1. "Facebook ended the practice after backlash from users and security professionals". (April 3, 2019)
  2. "A family tracking app left its live location data exposed for weeks, making it possible to spy on kids' whereabouts". (March 24, 2019)
  3. "The change would place News Feed and Stories content side by side". (April 15, 2019)
  4. "The country's data watchdog also wants location-tracking turned off for teens". (April 15, 2019)
  5. "Best practices for keeping your data (and your smart home) safe". (August 31, 2019)
  6. "The US is investigating Facebook over its special data deals with tech giants". (March 18, 2019)
  7. "Julian Assange's arrest yesterday was almost 10 years in the making". (April 12, 2019)
  8. "Tobii's software now uses eye tracking to hide the contents of your screen, switch monitors and more". (April 26, 2019)
  9. "YouTube appears to be penalizing some videos before bad comment sections even spring up". (February 22, 2019)
  10. "A UK parliamentary report is poised to call for extensive regulation of Facebook over its alleged misuse of data". (March 18, 2019)
  11. "This morning's roundup covers Facebook's privacy push, Dyson's new $650 lamp and MIDI's first true overhaul since 1985". (January 29, 2020)
Posted on  , , , ,