Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday said a new 'private relay' feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing behavior from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China for regulatory reasons.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about new privacy protections during Apple?s Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, U.S., June 7, 2021. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via REUTERSon Monday said a new "private relay" feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing behavior from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China for regulatory reasons.
Apple's decision to withhold the feature in China is the latest in a string of compromises the company has made on privacy in a country that accounts for nearly 15% of its revenue. China's ruling Communist Party maintains a vast surveillance system to keep a close eye on how citizens use the country's heavily controlled internet. Under President Xi Jinping, the space for dissent in China has narrowed, while censorship has expanded.
The use of an outside party in the second hop of the relay system is intentional, Apple said, to prevent even Apple from knowing both the user's identity and what website the user is visiting.
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