Tag: VPNs

Apple and why the Chinese market is so important to it

Written by Reuters on August 3, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc is binding itself more closely to China as its share of the world’s biggest smartphone market slips and it becomes more reliant on selling services which require government approval. A flurry of recent action by Cupertino-based Apple underlines its push to get on the right side of China’s notoriously tough tech […]

Apple bows to China’s cyber regulators, withdraws VPN services

Written by Reuters on July 31, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc says it is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, drawing criticism from VPN service providers, who accuse the U.S. tech giant of bowing to pressure from Beijing cyber regulators. VPNs allow users to bypass China’s so-called “Great Firewall” aimed at restricting access to overseas […]