SAN FRANCISCO — Apple will open a data centre in mainland China with ties to the country’s government, raising concerns about the security of iCloud accounts that store personal information transferred from iPhones, iPads and Mac computers there. The data centre announced Wednesday will be located in the Guizhou province and run by a company owned by the Chinese government. The Guizhou data centre will store photos, video, documents and other personal information uploaded to iCloud accounts by Apple customers who live in mainland China, even when they’re travelling outside the country. Even though it’s working with a government-owned company, Apple sought to reassure customers in China that the arrangement won’t compromise their privacy. But experts believe the data centre will make it easier for the government to retrieve the information through legal demands or other means.

Source: National Post July 12, 2017 22:07 UTC