iCloud in China? Prepare to share your data with a state-run firm

Apple is outsourcing its Chinese iCloud operations to a local firm in southern China starting on February 28th.  The move has been known since last year when Apple announced its partnership with the firm.  In February, Apple will transfer Chinese iCloud data to the GCBD-managed data center in Guizhou. It won’t make any visible difference to Chinese customers on the front-facing end, and Apple tells customers that data remains secure and private. “Apple has strong data privacy and security protections in place and no backdoors will be created into any of our systems,” it says.  Get the details here and here.
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