Safari has long sent data to Google Safe Browsing to help protect against phishing scams using its Fraudulent Website Warning feature, but now the iOS edition of the browser has been found to send user data to the Chinese internet giant Tencent as well, according to Reclaim The Net.
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Apple pulls Hong Kong protest app and Quartz news app at the behest of Chinese government
Apple's complicated relationship with China is making headlines again with news reports revealing that the Cupertino firm has bowed to political pressure from the Chinese government by removing an App Store app that activists have relied on to report police movements.
Shares of Apple slide after Trump said US companies should look for alternatives to China
Shares of Apple and semiconductor stocks took a notable hit after US President Donald Trump said in a tweet last Friday that American companies should “immediately start looking for an alternative” to their operations in China, a comment that should concern many Silicons Valley companies that manufacture their consumer electronics products in China.
Apple is afraid that Trump tariffs could give its chief global competitor Samsung an edge
Tim Cook made a "good case" at a dinner with President Trump last Friday that its chief global competitor Samsung Electronics could gain an edge because all of Apple's "Designed in California", "Made in China" products like iPhone will get hit with the new US tariffs.
Apple supplier Sharp reportedly building a plant in Vietnam due to the US trade war with China
Apple's supplier Sharp is reportedly gearing up to move part of its production out of China in response to President Trump’s latest escalation of the growing US trade war with China.
Trump declines to give Apple tariff exemptions on the new “Assembled in China” Mac Pro
Apple won't be exempt from any new tariffs, US President Donald Trumpt tweeted today.
Apple has reportedly been trialing AirPods production in Vietnam
In yet another sign that it's moving to diversify product manufacturing beyond China, Apple's reportedly been trialing AirPods production in Vietnam, per a communication seen by Nikkei.
Apple opens its first center for app development and design in Shanghai
Apple yesterday opened its first developer accelerator program in Shanghai, China.
Sketchy report says Apple may create a cheaper iPhone with an under-display fingerprint sensor
A sketchy report, citing sources in the upstream supply chain, says Apple may create a China-specific iPhone with an under-display fingerprint sensor as a cheaper alternative to Face ID.
Unlike the 2013 trashcan Mac Pro, the new cheese grater model won’t bear an “Assembled in the USA” label
The new Mac Pro unveiled during the June 3 WWDC 2019 keynote won't bear an "Assembled in the USA" label because Apple's learned it’s very difficult to manufacture in America.
Apple says Trump’s tariffs would affect product costs, reduce company’s contributions to U.S. economy
A trade war with China is making some companies in the United States less-than-positive about the future, and Apple is no different. The company has issued a warning, saying that additional tariffs could have a wide range of negative impact on the company -- and consumers.
Apple rumored to move up to 30 percent of manufacturing out of China
A new report suggests Apple may be going through the process of shifting a big chunk of its manufacturing out of China.