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Title: No VPNs in China: Why Apple withdrew VPN apps from its China App Store Post by: HCK on August 05, 2017, 04:05:13 pm No VPNs in China: Why Apple withdrew VPN apps from its China App Store
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Apple recently removed several virtual private network (VPN) apps from its App Store in China. Three VPN providers confirmed removal, and Apple provided a statement that said that regulations put in place in January were the cause. “We have been required to remove some VPN apps in China that do not meet the new regulations,” Apple said in the statement. Last January, China began to more strictly enforce existing regulations (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/forget-xis-defense-of-globalization-china-just-fortified-the-great-firewall/?utm_term=.60153546a792) that require internet services to obtain licenses.</p><p>During Apple’s earnings call on Tuesday (http://www.macworld.com/article/3212866/techology-business/apples-third-quarter-earnings-soar-on-the-back-of-booming-ipad-sales.html), CEO Tim Cook said that not all VPN apps were removed in China. “We were required by the government to remove some of the VPN apps from the app store that don’t meet these new regulations,” but hundreds remain, he said, including apps developed by firms outside China.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3211357/security/apple-in-china-why-the-company-withdrew-vpn-apps-from-its-app-store.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: No VPNs in China: Why Apple withdrew VPN apps from its China App Store (http://www.macworld.com/article/3211357/security/apple-in-china-why-the-company-withdrew-vpn-apps-from-its-app-store.html#tk.rss_all) |