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Apple has handed over all their Chinese user data to the government. They even updated their TOS to reflect this. It took just two years to go from rejecting
by bduerst 8y ago
Apple has handed over all their Chinese user data to the government. They even updated their TOS to reflect this.
It took just two years to go from rejecting the FBI's request for one user's keys, to handing over the encryption keys to China for millions of users.
- alphabettsy 8y agoPlease provide a source for this claim because it is commonly repeated and completely counter to my understanding.
- bduerst 8y agoWhat's your understanding then? Apple was asked by China to move the user data and it's keystore to local Guizhou-Cloud data centers. Apple updated their TOS and blocked service to anyone who didn't agree to moving their user data. [1] These datacenters were nationalized just several months ago [2]: > Fast forward to today: China Telecom, a government owned telco, is taking over the iCloud data from Guizhou-Cloud Big Data. This essentially means that a state-owned firm now has access to all the iCloud data China-based users store, such as photos, notes, emails, and text messages. [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-icloud-insight/apple-moves-to-store-icloud-keys-in-china-raising-human-rights-fears-idUSKCN1G8060 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-icloud-insigh... [2] https://mashable.com/article/china-government-apple-icloud-data/#ahDzcDZPeiqd https://mashable.com/article/china-government-apple-icloud-d...