China vs. Apple and iCloudNext week, Apple will begin moving Chinese iCloud accounts to Chinese servers owned by a Chinese company.
It's Chinese law. But it's also hugely controversial, especially among those who consider it a betrayal of Apple's longstanding devotion to security and privacy. So, what's going on?
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@reneritchie is it me or is this Apple turning over iCloud keys to China not getting much coverage in the -verse? Seems like a significant departure from their normal privacy stance.— jls (@jsullivanjr) February 26, 2018
Starting next week, Apple's going to begin to move the iCloud accounts of p...
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China vs. Apple and iCloud