Apple May Allow Product Security Inspections by Chinese Government OfficialsApple CEO Tim Cook reportedly consented to security inspections of the company's products by Chinese government officials, reports
The Beijing News [Via
ITworld]. The inspections will look for backdoors that provide third-party access to sensitive and private data stored on Apple devices.
These spot inspections were part of an agreement forged between Apple CEO Tim Cook and Lu Wei, director of China's State Internet Information Office. The pair
met last year to talk about the security of Apple's products, including the upcoming Apple Watch. Wei expressed concerned that Apple's devices may compromise the security of the Chinese government and the privacy of Apple device owners in China.
During their conversation, Cook reportedly told Lu that Apple's devices do not contain a backdoor to share data with government entities or other third-party services. Despite these assurances, Wu supposedly insisted on these security assessments so the Chinese government can examine Apple's products firsthand.
China increasingly is an important market for Apple with sales in the Asian nation projected to continue to rise in the coming years. Apple recently confirmed plans to open five new retail locations in China over the next five weeks. The company has been heavily promoting these grand openings, making retail head Angela Ahrendts
available for interview by Chinese media sources and hiring renowned calligrapher Wang Dongling
to design a mural for the upcoming West Lake store in Hangzhou.
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