Apple
Tim Cook accepts position on advisory board of Chinese University amid criticism of Apple kowtowing to China
Tim Cook will be chairman of the board.
AOC, Ted Cruz, and Ron Wyden slam Apple’s censorship “at the behest of the Chinese government”
Apple rejected the app from its App Store last week after telling Senator Josh Hawley that it would be made available.
Apple CEO Tim Cook meets with China’s regulators about “fulfilling corporate social responsibility”
Apple is also looking into expanding investment in China.
New privacy bill threatens jail time for tech executives that abuse user data
The act would force tech companies to include a “one-click solution” for users to opt-out of their tracking and targeted ads programs.
Snowden defends encryption
He argues that all these countries, instead of strengthening encryption, seem to be looking for ways to degrade it.
Apple Safari browser sends some user IP addresses to Chinese conglomerate Tencent by default
It’s unclear when Apple started allowing Tencent and Google to log some user IP addresses.
Apple chooses to ignore US lawmakers and be a “accomplice for Chinese censorship”
“We Hongkongers will definitely look closely at whether Apple chooses to uphold its commitment to free expression and other basic human rights,” said one Hong Kong lawmaker.
Apple hides Taiwan flag emoji as its ties to China face scrutiny
Apple was criticized last week for banning an App that helped support Hong Kong protestors.
Apple bans Hong Kong protest safety app and is accused of “sucking up to China”
Hong Kong protestors and residents used the app to avoid conflict and areas that local police had marked as “illegal assembly” zones.
Apple managed to decimate ad blockers on Safari with little backlash
But, unlike Google and its plans for Chrome, the Apple has succeeded in removing adblockers without facing any backlash or raising alarms among its users.
China says Apple works with US authorities to “spy on ordinary users”
China could be firing a shot across the leading US tech giant’s bows that suggests: if your government plays its cards wrong, your future will exclude China’s lucrative 1+ billion market primed to spend disposable income on overpriced status symbols.
Judiciary Committee to Apple: Hand over all communications about removing App Store apps
Apple’s has long been accused of using its alleged App Store monopoly to block certain apps.