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4 years ago
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Apple’s Tencent privacy controversy is more complicated than it looks.

The company began storing some iCloud encryption keys in China last year, despite fears that this might make them vulnerable to government seizure. More recently, it removed a mapping app that helped Hong Kong residents avoid police checkpoints amid a crackdown on pro-democracy protests. It also hid the Taiwanese flag emoji for iOS users in Hong Kong or Macau, and allegedly banned the Quartz news app from its Chinese App Store over the outlet’s Hong Kong protest coverage.