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Apple keeps data in China. [1] They specifically made the move because of China's National Intelligence Law. [2] >To comply with the law, for instance, Apple
by three_seagrass 6y ago
Apple keeps data in China. [1] They specifically made the move because of China's National Intelligence Law. [2]
>To comply with the law, for instance, Apple announced that it would transfer the operation of iCloud in Mainland China to a government-sponsored data company named Guizhou-Cloud Big Data.
[1] https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/03/apple-privacy-betrayal-for-chinese-icloud-users/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/03/apple-privacy...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Internet_Security_Law#Effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Internet_Security_Law#Ef...
- jchb 6y agoYes, but they only store data in China for Chinese customers (as per the registered region of the Apple ID). [1] [1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208351 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208351
- three_seagrass 6y agoRight, which is still Apple complying with the Chinese National Intelligence Law and giving up private customer data to the Chinese government.