"If we get this wrong, the dangers are profound." Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a powerful speech last week at a privacy conference in Brussels. He spoke about the wonders of technology...but he also spoke out about the grave dangers with which mankind has been suddenly confronted. "Platforms and algorithms that promised to improve our lives can actually magnify our worst human tendencies," Cook stated. "Rogue actors and even governments have taken advantage of user trust to deepen divisions, incite violence and even undermine our shared sense of what is true and what is false." Cook then summed up the most frightening truth about technology today--in a single powerful sentence: "Our own information, from the everyday to the deeply personal, is being weaponized against us with military efficiency." (Read more in today's column, including some tips on how to protect yourself.) #leadership #EmotionalIntelligence #BestAdvice #privacyprotection #dataprotection #technology #artificialintelligence #AI #Apple #Facebook #Google #Amazon #LinkedIn #ProfessionalDevelopment #management #BusinessIntelligence #strategy #EQ #EQApplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more