Apple CEO Tim Cook to headline Sen. Orrin Hatch's Utah Tech Tour on Friday

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Apple CEO Tim Cook is slated to sit down with U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch this Friday in a Q&A session that will cap off the senator's Utah Tech Tour, an event created to shine a light on the state's technology community.









According to a press release on Wednesday, Cook is scheduled to speak after a lineup of Utah's top tech leaders. The Apple chief will offer a short address before fielding questions from Hatch and members of the public, including those submitted online.



Topics of discussion are unclear, though the issue of national security versus privacy is likely to be broached considering Apple's recent dustup with the U.S. Department of Defense and the FBI. Earlier this year, Apple refused to obey a court order requesting the company unlock an iPhone tied to San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, saying such actions would endanger millions of iOS devices worldwide.



Serving as the Chairman of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force, Hatch is keenly aware of Apple's position on the encryption debate. Notably, Hatch in April invited members of the Senate to a special Q&A session with Ted Olson, a prominent lawyer whom Apple hired to head its legal team during the San Bernardino litigation.



The Utah Tech Tour is scheduled to take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. MDT on Friday, Sept. 30, at the Grand America in Salt lake City. The public is invited to attend, though tickets are required and seating is limited. Those interested can register for tickets through the Utah Tech Tour website.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    Serving as the Chairman of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force,

    Frankly, I find this the scariest part of this article.  That's a little like having Luddites in charge of a nuclear power plant.  Of course, a Democratic member of Congress would only be slightly better, like Amish in charge of such a plant.
    Butidonttweet
  • Reply 2 of 5
    Tim Cook also might ask Senator Hatch how Utah might be able to become a more L.G.B.T-friendly place in which to work and live.
    Butidonttweet
  • Reply 3 of 5
    badmonkbadmonk Posts: 1,278member
    Surprisingly Orin has been a friend to Apple...the relationship must be nutured.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    Hatch is an ignorant, backward, pathetic and immoral sack of shit who first campaigned on term limits, in 76. If Cook slapped him until he couldn't stand, he would deserve a presidential Medal of Honor.
    montrosemacs
  • Reply 5 of 5
    There are long standing rumors that Hatch is gay. Albeit self-loathing, or at least closeted. His opposition to marriage equality being his beard. 
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