Sometimes the stars align. Clearly Apple is in a good position to take this stance because they don't have a lot to lose if stronger privacy protecting regulati

Sometimes the stars align. Clearly Apple is in a good position to take this stance because they don't have a lot to lose if stronger privacy protecting regulations are enacted while their competitors, especially Google, would take a significant hit. That being said I can totally believe that he genuinely believes what he says. Actually I'd wager that most tech people, including at Google and Facebook, see that we're having a problem with "big data" and the compulsive profiling of their users. The potential for abuse is tremendous. Regardless of ulterior motives I think we should rejoice, having a behemoth like Apple taking such a clear stance on this issue could generate enough momentum to have an actual change in mentalities.