Apple CEO, Tim Cook, on iOS 13, connects with Apple: "We do not really try anything against anyone"

After the WWDC conference on the occasion of the opening of the new software for iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS and tvOS, the Apple CEO, Tim Cook, spoke with CBS Evening News and shared some quick thoughts on one of the new features, Connecting with Apple.

Connect with Apple is designed to allow you to sign in to apps using your Apple ID for authentication, providing a privacy-centric alternative to connecting to site accounts such as Facebook. , Google or Twitter.

Cook was asked if Apple was trying to get Facebook and Google to collect user data with the new feature, but Cook responded that it was not. Apple, he says, is focused on the user, and the company thinks people want to be able to use the Web without being under surveillance.

You know, we do not really target anyone. We are – we focus on the user. And the user wants to be able to browse many properties on the Web without being monitored. We advance the protections of privacy. And I think it's a very reasonable request for people.

When asked if Facebook cared about privacy and security, Cook said that "everyone is starting to worry more and more" because of a heightened awareness of what's going on. past.

Many people are more and more offended. I think that's good. Because we have to shed light on it. You can imagine an environment where everyone starts to think that there is no privacy. And if there is no privacy, your freedom of expression will plummet. Because now you are going to think about how everyone will know everything you do. This is not good for our country, not good for democracy.

The new App Store guidelines provided to developers today suggest that the connection with Apple will become a mandatory feature in all applications offering third-party login options.

If an application allows you to connect via Facebook, Google or Twitter, it will also have to offer users the option of connecting with Apple.

Connect with Apple authenticates a user with a face ID or touch ID and protects personal information from application developers and websites. It is designed to allow Apple users to create a new account in an app with the help of a one-click button without leaving any data on users.

Connecting with Apple also allows Apple users to create a randomly generated email address that hides your own email address when you sign up for an application or service.

The new connection feature with Apple will be available starting this year.