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Chinese state media on Friday branded Apple’s iPhone a threat to national
security because of the smartphone’s ability to track and time-stamp owner
locations.
A report by broadcaster CCTV criticized the iPhone’s “Frequent Locations”
function for allowing users to be tracked and information about them
revealed.
“This is extremely sensitive data,” said a researcher interviewed by the
broadcaster. If the data were accessed, it could reveal an entire country’s
economic situation and “even state secrets,” the researcher said.
Apple was not available for immediate comment.
Apple has frequently come under fire from Chinese state media, which accused
the company of providing data to U.S. intelligence agencies and have called
for “severe punishment.” It has also been criticized for poor customer
service.
The California-based company is not the only U.S. firm to suffer from
Chinese media ire.
Google services have been disrupted in China for more than a month while the
central government procurement office has banned new government computers
from using Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system.
Other U.S. hardware firms such as Cisco Systems and IBM have experienced a
backlash in China from what analysts and companies have termed the “Snowden
Effect,” after U.S. spying revelations released last year by former U.S.
National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
(Reporting by Paul Carsten; editing by Christopher Cushing.)
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Chinese state media on Friday branded Apple’s iPhone a threat to national
security because of the smartphone’s ability to track and time-stamp owner
locations.
A report by broadcaster CCTV criticized the iPhone’s “Frequent Locations”
function for allowing users to be tracked and information about them
revealed.
“This is extremely sensitive data,” said a researcher interviewed by the
broadcaster. If the data were accessed, it could reveal an entire country’s
economic situation and “even state secrets,” the researcher said.
Apple was not available for immediate comment.
Apple has frequently come under fire from Chinese state media, which accused
the company of providing data to U.S. intelligence agencies and have called
for “severe punishment.” It has also been criticized for poor customer
service.
The California-based company is not the only U.S. firm to suffer from
Chinese media ire.
Google services have been disrupted in China for more than a month while the
central government procurement office has banned new government computers
from using Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system.
Other U.S. hardware firms such as Cisco Systems and IBM have experienced a
backlash in China from what analysts and companies have termed the “Snowden
Effect,” after U.S. spying revelations released last year by former U.S.
National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
(Reporting by Paul Carsten; editing by Christopher Cushing.)
