According to the Chinese channel CCTV, the Apple iPhone is a threat to the national security of China. Following a documentary aired on the channel, the iPhone would be able to geotag every move in real time when a user location features are enabled. "These are extremely sensitive data," commented researcher interviewed by the chain. "These data may at any time be sold to other companies."
Even more dangerous, by selling these data, it could affect the overall economic situation of the country and even state secrets always according to the report. Asked about this, Apple wanted to comment on these criticisms:
"We appreciate the efforts of CCTV to help users understand this subject is really important. We want to ensure that all our customers in China are clearly informed about what we do and do not do in terms of privacy and personal data."Apple said later that he had
"never worked with any government agency of any country."U.S. companies regularly criticized
This is not the first time that CCTV attack Apple. Chinese media regularly criticize the U.S. for companies such as espionage cases, very sensitive issue in China.
The CCTV report is not trivial. The Apple iPhone has been hugely successful in China with 10 million smartphones sold in the last quarter, only in the country. The report concludes by proposing alternatives to the iPhone. Alternatives that we suspect, are held by Chinese companies ... but at the same time, run on Android.
