Apple weakened security to placate Chinese

Stefan Mileschin · 19th May 2021, 07:19

To speed up a data centre construction

Apple has compromised on data security to placate Chinese authorities.

According to the New York Times, which got its paws on internal company documents and interviews with current and former Apple employees and security experts, Jobs' Mob is building a data centre in Guiyang, which Apple hoped would be completed by next month, and another in the Inner Mongolia region.

To make sure it happens, Apple has largely ceded control to the Chinese government. Chinese state employees physically manage the computers. Apple abandoned the encryption technology it used elsewhere after China would not allow it. And the digital keys that unlock information on those computers are stored in the data centres they're meant to secure.

Apple recently required its Chinese customers to accept new iCloud terms and conditions that list GCBD as the service provider and Apple as "an additional party". Apple told customers the change was to "improve iCloud services in China mainland and comply with Chinese regulations".

https://fudzilla.com/news/52881-appl...lacate-chinese

19th May 2021, 07:19	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 152,670	Apple weakened security to placate Chinese To speed up a data centre construction Apple has compromised on data security to placate Chinese authorities. According to the New York Times, which got its paws on internal company documents and interviews with current and former Apple employees and security experts, Jobs' Mob is building a data centre in Guiyang, which Apple hoped would be completed by next month, and another in the Inner Mongolia region. To make sure it happens, Apple has largely ceded control to the Chinese government. Chinese state employees physically manage the computers. Apple abandoned the encryption technology it used elsewhere after China would not allow it. And the digital keys that unlock information on those computers are stored in the data centres they're meant to secure. Apple recently required its Chinese customers to accept new iCloud terms and conditions that list GCBD as the service provider and Apple as "an additional party". Apple told customers the change was to "improve iCloud services in China mainland and comply with Chinese regulations". https://fudzilla.com/news/52881-appl...lacate-chinese

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