“If other companies follow Apple’s lead, it could soon be much harder for people in China to access information freely online,” Amnesty International said in a blog post. Seven years ago, Google pulled its search engine out of mainland China in a rare stand against censors and for Internet privacy. “Google stood up and left, and now they aren’t a power in China,” Enderle said of the cost of the move. Apple’s business model which requires users to install only approved applications, ironically, makes it easier for a regime like China to exert control, analysts point out. Galperin and Kalia of the EFF said the Apple policy “creates a single chokepoint for free expression and privacy.”

Source: Mint August 06, 2017 14:04 UTC