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IBM CEO Joins Apple In Blasting Data use By Silicon Valley Firms (bloomberg.com)
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty joined a growing chorus of tech executives lambasting web platforms, like Google and Facebook, over their collection of user data and urged governments to target regulation at those companies. Bloomberg reports: Without naming company names, Rometty pointed to the "irresponsible handling of personal data by a few dominant consumer-facing platform companies" as the cause of a "trust crisis" between users and tech companies, according to an advanced copy of her remarks. Rometty's comments, given at a Brussels event with top EU officials Monday, echoed recent statements by Apple CEO Tim Cook, who in October slammed Silicon Valley rivals over their use of data, equating their services to "surveillance."
IBM meanwhile has seen revenue decline since Rometty took the CEO role in 2012, largely due to falling sales in existing hardware, software and services offerings. She has since been trying to steer IBM toward more modern businesses, such as the cloud, artificial intelligence, and security software. Seeking to separate IBM -- which operates primarily at a business-to-business level -- from the troubled tech companies, Rometty said governments should target regulation at consumer-facing web platforms, like social media firms and search engines. In particular, Rometty pushed for more measures around the transparency of artificial intelligence as well as controversial rules around platform liability.
IBM meanwhile has seen revenue decline since Rometty took the CEO role in 2012, largely due to falling sales in existing hardware, software and services offerings. She has since been trying to steer IBM toward more modern businesses, such as the cloud, artificial intelligence, and security software. Seeking to separate IBM -- which operates primarily at a business-to-business level -- from the troubled tech companies, Rometty said governments should target regulation at consumer-facing web platforms, like social media firms and search engines. In particular, Rometty pushed for more measures around the transparency of artificial intelligence as well as controversial rules around platform liability.
IBM is just trying to get the same payoff that Apple got. I'm certain they would be equally willing to do a 180 on this issue too.
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What about Equifax, and Wells Fargo, etc etc etc, and the damn NSA???
Crying about Facebook is a bullshit distraction.
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"How much innovation has IBM directly stifled due to an unending desire to grow a patent war chest?" To be double-back-fair, is that really IBM's fault though? Or is it the paradigm that results from the current patent system by default?
Sorry, but it's rather easy to dismiss this inherently greedy mentality when you're a company the size of IBM that hardly needs to thrive and survive solely on their ability to warehouse patents and stifle innovation.
Because of this fact, they cannot hide or dismiss their involvement in this. Bad behavior is bad. I'm not about to reward IBM for acting like every other capitalist. No doubt the patent system needs change, but sadly it is because of unethical abuse like this.
Kind of ironic of IBM to talk about irresponsible handling of personal data given their Nazi history
Anyone notice how much the worded "Blasted" and "Slammed" are used by modern journalism?
Does everything have to read like professional wrestling commentators?
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Big Brother Google is always watching.
Apple and IBM sell hardware. They are not in the ad business and do not need to monitize personal information. If and when they do, trust me they will have a change of heart.