Apple CEO Tim Cook defended his company's agreement with Google, despite criticizing the largest search engine for its stance on user data.
His comments, aired as part of an interview on HBO, were asked why he decided to pay billions of dollars to Google to become Apple's default search engine, despite wanting to protect user privacy.
Cook highlighted the security and privacy measures Apple offers with its Safari browser, while also noting that users of Apple devices will have access to the "best" search engine.
“I think [Google’s] search engine is the best. Look at what we’ve done with the controls that we’ve built in. We have private browsing,” Cook said. “We have intelligent tracker prevention. What we’ve tried to do is find ways to help our users. It’s not a perfect solution. But it will help a lot.”
Apple will reportedly pay between $3 billion and $9 billion for its deal with Google, which will see its search engine become the default in the Safari browser, Siri web search, and more.
It should be noted that there are other search engines, such as DuckDuckGo, that focus on privacy, but for Apple, the revenue from Google services, combined with Safari's "security" measures, seems to outweigh privacy concerns.
Last month, Tim Cook warned that “our information is being turned on us and used against us.” On Sunday, he said some level of government regulation of Silicon Valley seemed inevitable. “I’m a believer in the free market, but we have to recognize when the free market doesn’t work. And it doesn’t work here. I think it’s inevitable that there will be some level of regulation.”
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