Tim Cook says there isn’t a trade-off between security and privacy

In a strong defense of encryption, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said that there was no trade-off between privacy and national security when it comes to encryption.

“I think that’s an overly simplistic view. We’re America. We should have both,” he told Charlie Rose on CBS’ 60 Minutes program on Sunday, according to a transcript of the interview posted online.

Cook said that people should be able to protect their personal data on their smartphones, such as health and financial information, intimate conversations with family and co-workers, and possibly business secrets.

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