New tech regulation ‘inevitable’, Apple CEO says


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  • Monday, 19 Nov 2018

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, laughs during a launch event unveiling new products at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on October 30, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Apple debuted a new MacBook Pro, Mac Mini and iPad Pro. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

WASHINGTON: Apple CEO Tim Cook predicts that new regulations of tech companies and social networks to protect personal data are “inevitable”. 

In an interview with news website Axios being broadcast Sunday on HBO television, Cook said he expected the US Congress would take up the matter. 

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