When the conversation turned to whether governments should be able to override encryption, things got a little tense.
There are few acts in the whole world of journalism that are as kabuki-like as interviewing Apple CEO Tim Cook at a conference. If you’re in the audience, you know that Cook will be asked about current products . . . and that he will praise them, and maybe reveal a stat or two, but won’t say anything utterly expected. He will also be pressed to say things about categories that the company is rumored to be entering . . . and will spill no beans other than maybe allowing that a field is interesting. Almost certainly, he will find time to mention the importance of the Chinese market.
