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Fruity cargo-cult Apple has handed over US user data to its Chinese government-run business partners.
The Chinese authorities insisted that Apple run its iCloud services through a Chinese business partner to stop the countries data being snuffled up by British and US spooks armed with a court order.
Apple was keen to help the Chinese out, after all, it is desperate to prop up its failing iPhone business behind the bamboo curtain. In fact, some considered them rather too keen and did a deal with by local partner Guizhou-Cloud Big Data (GCBD) from February 28. GCBD is run by the Guizhou provincial government who will be able to monitor users whenever it likes.
Fruity cargo-cult Apple has handed over US user data to its Chinese government-run business partners.
The Chinese authorities insisted that Apple run its iCloud services through a Chinese business partner to stop the countries data being snuffled up by British and US spooks armed with a court order.
Apple was keen to help the Chinese out, after all, it is desperate to prop up its failing iPhone business behind the bamboo curtain. In fact, some considered them rather too keen and did a deal with by local partner Guizhou-Cloud Big Data (GCBD) from February 28. GCBD is run by the Guizhou provincial government who will be able to monitor users whenever it likes.
