A recent report claims Apple has hired former Senate staffer Amber Cottle, who previously served as a staff director on one of the most influential committees on Capitol Hill, to be its new lobbyist in Washington, D.C. According to Politico, Apple recently hired Cottle to handle government affairs in Washington as the company looks to grow its influence amid an increasingly volatile customer privacy landscape.

Before Apple, Cottle worked as a Senate Finance Committee staffer for five years. She was named Democratic Staff Director by Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) in 2012, moving up from a previous

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