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Re:Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human ... by mtgx on Saturday February 24, 2018 @02:45PM (#16454922)
As usual with all privacy issues, most people aren't aware of what's happening behind the scenes, and companies usually don't have any incentive to be transparent about it.

It would be nice if Apple gave all of its Chinese iPhone users a nice big prompt that told them their iCloud/iMessage backups can be accessed by the Chinese government from that point forward, and maybe even tell them how they can disable it in the settings if they want to. It's the least Apple could do.

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Re:Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human ... by echevil on Saturday February 24, 2018 @04:15PM (#16455456)
Well my iCloud account in China did receive a long email from Apple before this happens, saying that they will move their iCloud servers to China, and what can be done if you do not want your data to be moved. I think they've done enough.
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