Technology and gadgets have become part of our daily lives in the last few years. Apple’s co-founder, Steve Wozniak believes that this growing use of technology is somehow taking away the privacy.
The emerging technology is leveraging the customer data to improve the experience for the users. The same technology is taking away the freedom and privacy. All the tech products and online services that we consume today capture the user data. Tech companies claim that the data is collected to improve the experience for the user.
Wozniak directly mentioned that Google and Amazon collect the data but Apple is different. He said, “Technology is taking away our privacy. Everything I do is accumulated by Google, Amazon etc and that's bothersome. but Apple doesn't do that.”
He even talked about his relationship with Steve Jobs. He said, “I knew Steve Jobs for five years before Apple. He didn't know anything about insides of a computer, he wasn't an engineer but he knew how to look at products. Steve wanted to live a zero money life, he was more of a true hippie.”
Wozniak believes that engineers and hardware innovation has helped the Silicon Valley grow and become what it is today. Each city in the world needs to find its own formula for success. He praised both Steve Jobs and Elon Musk saying that both the innovators were good salesmen.
He said, “Favourite entrepreneur? hmmmm Elon Musk. He has the vision; He has a large family and he had to build a large car. Tesla. Super charger stations is a great idea.” While Wozniak does not agree with Musk’s views about artificial intelligence (AI), he truly admires the work that Musk has done with Tesla and SpaceX.
Much to everyone’s surprise, Apple cofounder publicly expressed his negative views about US President Donal Trump. He said, “I can never stand Donald Trump. The way he treats people is very negative. I may like his policies, but from now on I will make sure I never attend any event where members of his family are present.”