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> Apple said it decided it was better to offer iCloud under the new system because discontinuing it would lead to a bad user experience and actually lead to les
by BlueTemplar 6y ago
> Apple said it decided it was better to offer iCloud under the new system because discontinuing it would lead to a bad user experience and actually lead to less data privacy and security for its Chinese customers.
Also very relevant that VPNs seem to be illegal in China.
And Apple forced the hand of Telegram to shut down the channels revealing the names of Belarus police.
- wwwwwwwww 6y ago> Also very relevant that VPNs seem to be illegal in China. How illegal are they currently? When I lived there, they were illegal too, but still everybody would use them. There was always a difference between "illegal by law" and "really illegal".
- jacobush 6y agoThe judiciary is not independent, so it's a moot point anyways. VPN use will just be used as another signal that you are possibly an enemy of the state.
- BlueTemplar 6y agoI don't know, but the article literally states : > while China does have data privacy laws, there are broad exceptions when authorities investigate criminal acts, which can include undermining communist values, “picking quarrels” online, or even using a virtual private network to browse the Internet privately.
- stjohnswarts 6y agoProbably only as a means to get you in to charge you for other things, kind of like using "click it or ticket" used by cops to pull you over because you "look suspicious" and they're bored and want to do a full car search because "they smelled something".