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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by fauigerzigerk on Saturday July 29, 2017 @10:24AM (#14881355)
>I suppose it's really not much different than the laws in the US that compel companies to give the government access to my information if they request such access.

It is very different. Censorship with the main objective of keeping an unelected regime in power by suppressing free speech is not the same as any problematic side-effects of fighting crime and terrorism. Granted, there are some grey areas such as oppression of sexual minorities, but the distinction between political oppression and crime fighting should not be lost completely.

The least Apple could do is allow sideloading of apps.

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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by smichel17 on Saturday July 29, 2017 @11:04AM (#14881547)
Basically this. Apple's walled garden puts them in a position of power where their only choices are comply or leave. By contrast, Google could ship an Android phone in China with vpn features removed, ban vpn apps from the play store, and I would still be able to install a 3rd party vpn app.
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