Apple's Privacy Chief Jane Horvath to Speak at EU Data Protection Conference

Jane Horvath is listed as a speaker at the conference. The conference is scheduled for May 23 through May 25.

Horvath is not sure when she will speak or what topics she will discuss at the conference, but Apple is against the Digital Markets Act that would require Apple to allow sideloading of apps on the iPhone outside of the App Store. Apple executives like CEO Tim Cook and software engineering chief Craig Federighi have argued that sideloading poses privacy and security risks.

Cook spoke at a conference last year where he implied that companies like Facebook with a business model of maximizing engagement through algorithms can lead to violence.

At a time of rampant misinformation and conspiracy theories juiced by algorithms, we can no longer turn a blind eye to a theory of technology that says all engagement is good engagement.

Horvath joined Apple in 2011 as Senior Director of Global Privacy and now holds the title of Chief Privacy Officer. She has 20 years of information privacy and legal experience, with her previous roles including Chief Privacy Counsel and Civil Liberties Officer at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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