[ad_1] Company founder Ren Zhengei floated the possibility of these deals in September, but it wasn’t clear at the time whether anyone would be receptive. However, that’s not really the core problem. Huawei still sits on the US Commerce Department’s Entity List, preventing it from doing business with US companies without explicit permission. A license […]
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US lawmakers criticize Apple over Chinese app censorship
[ad_1] “Cases like these raise real concern about whether Apple and other large US corporate entities will bow to growing Chinese demands rather than lose access to more than a billion Chinese consumers,” the letter states. Apple faced pressure to remove the app after China’s government said it allowed “rioters in Hong Kong to go […]
Safari in iOS sends some Safe Browsing data to Tencent
[ad_1] The concern, as you might imagine, revolves over what Tencent might do with that data. Both Google and Tencent may log IP addresses in order for their anti-phishing systems to work, but Tencent’s frequent cooperation with the Chinese government raises concerns that its data could be used for surveillance or other nefarious ends. Johns […]
Tim Cook defends Appleβs decision to remove Hong Kong protest app
[ad_1] According to Reuters, Cook said Apple based the decision on “credible information” from Hong Kong police and Apple users. Those sources said the app was used to “maliciously to target individual officers for violence and to victimize individuals and property where no police are present.” That kind of behavior would violate App Store guidelines […]
Apple removes Hong Kong protest app following Chinese pressure
[ad_1] The app, which shares information on the location of pro-democracy protests and police activity in Hong Kong, was slammed by China Daily — owned by the Communist Party of China — for enabling “rioters in Hong Kong to go on violent acts,” adding that Apple has to “think about the consequences of its unwise […]
Marco Rubio calls for TikTok review over censorship claims
[ad_1] TikTok allegedly asked its moderators to pull mentions of topics like the Tiananmen Square massacre, Tibet’s calls for independence and other content that challenges the Chinese government’s version of events. The service said it had retired the guidelines in May and that it had been using a “blunt approach” to minimizing drama on TikTok […]
Blizzard is ‘assessing the situation’ after Hong Kong protest ban
[ad_1] [BREAKING] Hong Kong Hearthstone player @blitzchungHS calls for liberation of his country in post-game interview:https://t.co/3AgQAaPioj @Matthieist #Hearthstone pic.twitter.com/DnaMSEaM4g β π Inven Global π (@InvenGlobal) October 6, 2019 Blizzard is assessing the situation for now, a spokesperson told Engadget. The studio hasn’t otherwise spoken up about the issue since posting its decision to ban Chung […]
Apple removes Taiwan flag emoji from iOS in Hong Kong
[ad_1] Apple’s region lock of ROC Taiwan flag πΉπΌ extended beyond CN devices to HK and Macau’s in the iOS/iPadOS 13.1.1 rollout. Interestingly, the new lock only affects the keyboard, and has no problem displaying and is easy to bypass by switching region. https://t.co/RVRKNQyc1l pic.twitter.com/8eQXambiAQ β ηεζΊ Wang Boyuan (@thisboyuan) October 3, 2019 This isn’t […]
US government adds Chinese facial recognition firms to entity list
[ad_1] The blacklisted tech companies include Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., which are two of the largest video surveillance firms in the world. Both companies have cameras that feature facial recognition capabilities. AI giants SenseTime Group Ltd. — the most valuable AI startup in the world, according to Bloomberg — […]
Uber wants to be the ‘operating system’ for city life
[ad_1] Inside Uber’s plan to take over city life with CEO Dara KhosrowshahiAndrew J. Hawkins,The Verge This week, ride-sharing giant Uber announced a test that puts both its car and food services in the same app. It’s part of a larger plan CEO Dara Khosrowshahi describes as becoming the “operating system for your everyday life […]