China Arrests Apple Distributors Who Made Millions on iPhone Data (engadget.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: Police in China's Zhejiang province have arrested 22 (apparently third-party) Apple distributors for allegedly selling iPhone user data. Officials say the workers searched an internal Apple database for sensitive info, such as Apple IDs and phone numbers, and peddled it on the black market for between 10 to 180 yuan with each sale ($1.50 to $26). All told, the distributors reportedly raked in more than 50 million yuan, about $7.36 million, before authorities stepped in.

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The government hates competition.

[BarbaraHudson]

When you do it, it's illegal unless you've paid the right politicians. When the government does it while taking your rights away, it's criminal to leak that info. The government want's power, ever more power, and power corrupts.