Apple iCloud Data in China is Being Stored By a State-Run Telco (engadget.com)

Six months ago Apple caused controversy by announcing its intentions to move Chinese users' iCloud keys out of the US and into China, in order to comply with Chinese law. From a report: Now, that data, which includes emails, text messages and pictures, is being looked after by government-owned mobile operator China Telecom. And users and human rights activists alike have big concerns. The move has unsurprisingly been praised by state media, with Chinese consumers being told they can now expect faster speeds and greater connectivity. But as comments on Weibo (China's equivalent of Twitter) reveal, users have major privacy worries, claiming the government -- known for its extreme citizen surveillance methods -- will now be able to check personal data whenever it wishes.

Comments

Well?

[DontBeAMoran]

What did you expect? This is China.

Imagine companies had all their servers somewhere in Europe instead of the U.S.A. It's easy to imagine that the FBI, CIA, NSA and other three-letters-agencies would demand companies to have servers in the U.S.A. "for the security of its citizens".

Same thing here, different point of view.

Re: Next up

[saloomy]

You can stand up a device and wire-shark it. In fact many in the security industry probe solutions like this all the time to try and make a name for themselves. If/when someone finds something untrue, they publish it to become famous, collect bounties, and become expert consultants at ridiculously high rates. Also, this is a document sighted in many court cases and if Apple lied about it, it would ruin their business and expose them to untold levels of liability. Plus, you can look into their financials and understand that if they had any financial incentive to implement their own backdoors, it certainly isn't for the money. Their money comes from device sales.

Besides, do you run NO software that isn't open source and you haven't read through the source? Thought so. At some level, you have to take the documentation and contracts at face value, and if you can prove them wrong, you have a strong case on your hands.