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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by polskibus on Friday January 25, 2019 @01:22PM (#19000726)
Didn't China receive special access to iMessage from Apple?
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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by briandear on Friday January 25, 2019 @02:22PM (#19001458)
If iCloud backups are enabled, then, yes, keys are in China. If you aren’t using iCloud backups, then no.
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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by tpowell on Friday January 25, 2019 @08:33PM (#19004154)
They began letting another company handle iCloud data in China—one that complies with Chinese law[1]. Same-same, but very different.

[1]https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208351

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