It feels like a real dick move for a company that refused to provide U.S. authorities with a back door to iPhones, iPads and Macs and makes me wonder if concessions in the name of selling more
Oh they had no problem providing the US government with backdoors to their customers data as long as no one knew. That changed when Snowden leaked the details of PRISM in 2013. Apple (and MS, Google et al) only turned “privacy crusaders” after the news got out and they feared for their bottom line.
Government agencies requesting/ordering access to customer data isn’t something unique to China…
