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Apple Boss Backs Privacy Law

Tim Cook says people's personal data is being "weaponised" against them and calls for tougher data protection in the United States.

Tim Cook says people's personal data is being "weaponised" against them for commercial gain and calls for tougher data protection in the United States. Plus, Uber announces a plan it says will help its drivers in London to buy electric cars. And how Facebook and WhatsApp are being misused by political campaigns in Brazil's presidential election. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ tech reporter Zoe Kleinman and special guest Timandra Harkness, technology author and broadcaster.

(Image: Tim Cook speaking at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels, Credit: REUTERS/ Yves Herman).

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