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Tim Cook of Apple and Mark Zuckerberg aren’t getting along. The two are sniping at one another through the news media. Cook says Apple wouldn’t have been put in the position of losing customer data since it doesn’t monetize users’ information. Cook is calling for increased regulation. Zuckerberg is defending Facebook’s advertising model and merchandising of personal data. There doesn’t seem to be a way to get the two of them on the same side. There is an increased chance the government will regulate corporations now that privacy has come to the fore, and a company was using customer information to sway the last election. It is a major PR issue for Facebook and Google and the advertising model on the internet. Tech industry executives need a unified front, but they are unlikely to get it. Look for regulators to have their way.