China’s restrictive internet policies are known for blocking web users who want to reach Google, Facebook or other banned apps. But now some of those policies are affecting Apple, one of the few remaining US tech giants with a presence in the country …
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Apple Explains Why It Removed Anti-Censorship Apps from Store in China
Apple Inc’s boss Tim Cook explained Tuesday why his company decided to remove the anti-censorship apps from its App Store in China. The said VPN apps enabled Chinese users to bypass the Chinese government’s Internet restrictions, routinely known as …
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Your Event App May Become Harder to Find
The Apple store recently updated its App Store Review Guidelines and rule 4.2.6 — “Apps created from a commercial template or app generation service will be rejected.” — has created some concern and confusion among event organizers. How does the …
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Defending Apple’s Decision To Pull VPN Apps From The App Store In China, Tim Cooks Says, “We Follow The Law”
While Golden Frog and Express VPN have expressed disappointment in China’s ruling, and vowed to start a legal battle on Apple’s behalf, Tim Cook, Apple’s boss has defended his company’s decision to comply with the Chinese government’s autocratic …
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Red Raven Camera Kit Comes Exclusively to Apple Store
Pro video camera maker Red must be pretty confident about the Apple Store because that’s the only place you can get the new Red Raven Camera Kit package. The kit includes a Red Raven camera body, extra batteries, camera mounts, Final Cut Pro X, and more.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Why we removed VPN apps in China
Apple CEO Tim Cook has defended the tech giant’s controversial move to remove some virtual private network (VPN) apps from its China App Store, saying that Apple is complying with the country’s laws. “The central government in China back in 2015 started …
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Apple ‘pulls 60 VPNs from China App Store’
The creators of several Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have criticised Apple’s decision to remove their products from its App Store in China. The BBC understands that as many as 60 VPNs were pulled over the weekend. Apple said it was legally required to …
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Apple removes VPN apps from China App Store
China has been cracking down on virtual private networks, which enable people to get around the country’s infamous internet filter dubbed the Great Firewall. Now, Apple is removing VPN apps from its China App Store. ExpressVPN said Saturday it received a …
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Apple Removes Apps From China Store That Help Internet Users Evade Censorship
HONG KONG — China appears to have received help on Saturday from an unlikely source in its fight against tools that help users evade its Great Firewall of internet censorship: Apple. Software made by foreign companies to help users skirt the country’s …
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Apple is removing VPN services from China App Store: providers
BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, VPN service providers said on Saturday, accusing the U.S. tech giant of bowing to pressure from Beijing to comply with stringent …
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Apple removes VPN apps from the App Store in China
The Chinese government’s crackdown on the internet continues with the news that Apple has removed all major VPN apps, which help internet users overcome the country’s censorship system, from the App Store in China. The move was first noted by …
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Apple Has Pulled Anti-Censorship Apps from China’s App Store
Services helping Chinese users circumvent the “Great Firewall of China” have been pulled from Apple’s Chinese App Store en masse. On Saturday morning, at least some software makers affected by the sweep received notification from Apple that their …
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Apple pulls VPN apps from Chinese App Store in compliance with government crackdown
Apple has removed virtual private network (VPN) apps from the Chinese App Store, apparently complying with a broader government crackdown on VPN technology. Developer ExpressVPN received a notification about its app’s removal early on Saturday, according …
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Apple is reportedly making a huge concession to the Chinese government
AP/Eugene Hoshiko BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, VPN service providers said on Saturday, accusing the U.S. tech giant of bowing to pressure from Beijing to comply with stringent …
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Apple Accused Of Removing Apps Used To Evade Censorship From Its China Store
Apple has been accused of removing apps from its China App Store that can be used to skirt the country’s Internet filters. Above, customers at an Apple Store in Beijing in 2016. – See this story on www.npr.org There are iPhone apps that make it possible to …
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Apple kills iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle as music moves to phones
The iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle have played their final notes for Apple. The company discontinued sales of the two music players Thursday in a move reflecting the waning popularity of the devices in an era when most people store or stream their tunes on …
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Apple Store app lets you authorize Apple ID payments with Touch ID
Apple has updated its official Apple Store app to allow shoppers to authorize Apple ID payments with Touch ID. Users previously had to enter their Apple ID password to use this payment method; they could only use Touch ID when paying with a credit card …
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