[…] Apple focuses on their commitment to privacy in a number of ways: iOS 8 will make it impossible for Apple to get data off a locked iOS device, hence making it impossible for them to honour requests from law enforcement – http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/09/apple-expands-data-encryption-under-ios-8-making-handover-to-cops-moot/, Apple updated their privacy policy – http://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/, Tim Cook penned a Steve-Jobs-esque public letter on the topic, which is very human-friendly, and shows Apple have the right idea, so while they may make mistakes, at least they’re striving for the right thing – http://www.apple.com/privacy/, and Tim Cook did a long interview with Charlie Rose where he explained why it’s important to follow the money – http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-ceo-tim-cook-on-privacy-follow-the-money (that argument sounds familiar – https://www.bartbusschots.ie/s/2013/03/16/follow-the-money-and-be-ware-of-digital-underpants-gnomes/) …