Posted on 02/25/2015 10:50:52 PM PST by Swordmaker
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook was in Israel on Wednesday, and had a meeting with President Reuven Rivlin, as Apple is prepared to open a new office in the country.
There was much speculation for weeks about an impending visit from Cook to Israel, and that was confirmed on Wednesday when the Apple CEO sat down with Israel's president. Photos of a discussion between Cook and Rivlin were shared by Inbal Orpaz.
Cook's appearance coincides with the opening of a new research and development office in Herzliya Pituach, about 20 minutes north of Tel Aviv. The building will house 800 employees who worked for flash memory maker Anobit and motion sensing company PrimeSense, both of which were acquired by Apple.
It's expected that Cook will commemorate the opening of the new offices as part of his visit to the region. The 12,500-square-meter facility will house some 800 workers.
Apple has a significant corporate presence in Israel, with additional research and development sites in Ra'anana and Hafia.
Cook's stop in Israel comes a day after the Apple CEO was in Germany, where he visited the offices of tabloid publication Bild, and also met with some of his company's retail workers. While in Germany, Cook is alleged to have let slip that the upcoming Apple Watch could have greater water resistance than expected, and may be wearable while in the shower.
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What's Tim Cook doing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel?
Cadie Thompson — February 23, 2015 — CNBC.com(Photo cannot be linked due to Getty Image copyright nastiness.)
Tim Cook, Apple CEO, during his trip to Belgium, February 23, 2015. Apple's CEO Tim Cook has been making the rounds in Germany. According to a 9to5 Mac report, which cites the German newspaper BILD, Cook met up German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to talk about issues in tech and other matters.
Privacy was one topic that came up and apparently Cook told Merkel he's a big fan of Germany's strong position regarding data privacy, according to the report.
Cook reportedly told Merkel that Germans "have the same views on privacy as I do."
Read MoreWall Street's 5 burning reasons to buy Apple Data privacy is an issue that tends to get more attention in Europe than in the U.S. Last year, the European Court of Justice that people had the "right to be forgotten" forcing Google to begin removing links to content that people requested be taken down.
Currently, the European Union is working to establish new data-protection rules that will likely make it tougher for tech companies operating in the region to use personal data. Their aim is to create a single digital market that would bring together the varying internet policies of the 28 countries.
That’s gonna piss off a lot of Jew Hating libs.
About two years ago, when Eric Snowden first released information about a supposed way of hacking into iPhones called “DropoutJeep” from October 2008, Angela Merkel got rid of her iPhone. Actually DropoutJeep was a “close access exploit” and required that the NSA have had actual possession of the iPhone at sometime to install the exploit spyware. DropoutJeep could not be downloaded or installed remotely to the iPhone. It would not have worked on her newer iPhone at all. Perhaps he was letting her know those facts.
About two years ago, when Eric Snowden first released information about a supposed way of hacking into iPhones called “DropoutJeep” from October 2008, Angela Merkel got rid of her iPhone.
and required that the NSA have had actual possession of the iPhone at sometime to install the exploit spyware.You know if German Chancellor Angela Merkel ever left her iPhone someplace or not?
The German glass company also supplied the 50 foot tall single panels for Apple's new store in Hangzhou, China. These are the largest single panes of glass ever made.
That would be like asking if the President of the United States's phone were left somewhere it could be compromised by a foreign agent, don't you think? The really FUNNY thing is that while she did have an iPhone, it was her PERSONAL phone. . . which she did not use for government business. She used a government issued "secure" NOKIA phone for government business:
Snowden reported that the NSA and CIA had been tapping the German government phones since 2002. . . and that Obama had specifically authorized tapping Merkel for three years prior to Snowden fleeing. LOL!
It’s ALSO going to PISS OFF the APPLE-HATER TROLL TEAM here on Free Republic, as soon as they get wind of this Apple thread! ... LOL ...
GREAT NEWS! And it’s the ONLY PLACE in the Midfle East where Apple not only finds the best business environment, but also people WHO ARE SMART ENOUGH to work in an Apple facility, PLUS THE FACT that Israel is the ONLY PLACE in the Middle East that respects human rights!!
Apple is definitely a company who LOOKS TOWARDS THE FUTURE!!
Is that a hydrogen bomb going off in the background of the California location?
Many of which are Jewish themselves... what a great irony...
Kinda cool. :)
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