Some privacy concerns about the mainland China version of the iPhone

1. China's iCloud is operated by "Guizhou on the Cloud". Does this mean that the iCloud data of Chinese users can be arbitrarily read by government departments and business personnel?


2. Can messaging apps such as imessage in mainland China still enjoy end-to-end encryption? Can it be read by the government?


3. According to the open publicity materials of some Chinese companies, they can use some technical means to read the contents of mobile phones without knowing the password. is this real? Did Apple know and consent to this behavior? https://www.qianxin.com/product/detail/pid/347


4. According to some data, users in mainland China will expose device phone numbers and other information when using airdrop (not sure whether users in other regions will also encounter this problem), is this true? Is it a system bug?


5. After installing the software "National Anti-Fraud Center" developed by the Chinese mainland government, can it read sensitive data in the iPhone and monitor users?


6. For iPhone, is there any difference between the version in mainland China and the version in other regions? I mean, is Apple at the request of the mainland Chinese government to install special backdoors and such on the Chinese version of the device for the Chinese government to monitor?


Please forgive me if these questions offend Apple or anyone else. I'm just a person who lives in mainland China and cares about my privacy. These questions have troubled me for a long time, I hope they can be answered, thank you.

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Posted on Jun 3, 2023 10:43 PM

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