Apple iCloud security change in China raises privacy questions

Minimalist · Feb 25, 2018

Apple has privacy advocates worried over a change in how it protects the data of iCloud users in China, according to a pair of reports.

The data, such as messages, emails and photos, is shielded from prying eyes by encryption, which means it's coded. But Apple will begin storing the keys for the code not in the US, as it's done till now, but in China, say reports this week by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal.
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https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-moving-icloud-encryption-keys-to-china-for-china-based-users/

ProTruckDriver · Feb 25, 2018

Very interesting Article on Apple, Amazon and Microsoft concerning China.

Minimalist · Mar 3, 2018

In following China's iCloud law, has Apple betrayed itself?

Apple's move to store user iCloud data locally in China was inevitable; it's merely following the law. But if the powerful tech leaders of Silicon Valley can't stand up for customers rights in China, who can?
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http://www.wired.co.uk/article/apple-icloud-china-iphone-data-privacy

RockLobster · Mar 3, 2018

The Chinese people can by not using iCloud backup service.

mirimir · Mar 3, 2018

Well, the Chinese at most risk are barely allowed to use smartphones

guest · Jul 18, 2018

Apple’s iCloud user data in China is now handled by a state-owned mobile operator
July 17, 2018
https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/17/a...now-handled-by-a-state-owned-mobile-operator/

If you’re an Apple customer living in China who didn’t already opt out of having your iCloud data stored locally, here’s a good reason to do so now. That information, the data belonging to China-based iCloud users which includes emails and text messages, is now being stored by a division of China Telecom, the state-owned telco.

Apple’s transition of the data from its own U.S.-based servers to local servers on Chinese soil has raised significant concern among observers who worry that the change will grant the Chinese government easier access to sensitive information.
Apple itself has said it was compelled to make the move in order to comply with Chinese authorities, and that hardly eases the mind.

The only plus for Apple users in China is that they can opt out of local data storage by selecting a country other than China for their iCloud account. Since it isn’t clear whether making that change today would see information migrated or deleted from the Chinese server, starting over with a new account is probably the best option at this point.
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mirimir · Jul 18, 2018

I'm normally critical of the "privacy is dead!" mantra.

But in China, it does seem to be

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