Anyone listen to today’s episode of the NYT’s podcast called “Apple’s Bet on China?” It goes over how Apple is complying with China’s requests that violate the privacy of its citizens, censor free speech, and banning apps that the Chinese government doesn’t like. Apple is essentially helping the Chinese government invade privacy and censor the internet. Here’s the description:
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Any thoughts? Pretty terrifying to listen to, although I shouldn’t be surprised given that companies have to comply with governments to be able to sell their products there.
Apple built the world’s most valuable business by figuring out how to make China work for Apple.
A New York Times investigation has found that the dynamic has now changed. China has figured out how to make Apple work for China.
Guest: Jack Nicas, who covers technology from San Francisco for The New York Times. He is one of the reporters behind the investigation into Apple’s compromises in China.
Background reading:
• An investigation from The New York Times offers an extensive inside look at how Apple has given in to escalating demands from the Chinese authorities.
• One of the compromises Apple made to China was storing its Chinese customers’ data on servers controlled by the Chinese government. Here are four more takeaways from the report.
• In the United States, data requests have placed Apple and other tech giants in an uncomfortable position between law enforcement, the courts and the customers whose privacy they have promised to protect
A New York Times investigation has found that the dynamic has now changed. China has figured out how to make Apple work for China.
Guest: Jack Nicas, who covers technology from San Francisco for The New York Times. He is one of the reporters behind the investigation into Apple’s compromises in China.
Background reading:
• An investigation from The New York Times offers an extensive inside look at how Apple has given in to escalating demands from the Chinese authorities.
• One of the compromises Apple made to China was storing its Chinese customers’ data on servers controlled by the Chinese government. Here are four more takeaways from the report.
• In the United States, data requests have placed Apple and other tech giants in an uncomfortable position between law enforcement, the courts and the customers whose privacy they have promised to protect
Any thoughts? Pretty terrifying to listen to, although I shouldn’t be surprised given that companies have to comply with governments to be able to sell their products there.