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Apple’s Latest Privacy Feature Won’t Be Available In China

Ian Haworth
Apple’s Latest Privacy Feature Won’t Be Available In China
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Despite rebuilding their brand to focus on the protection of user privacy, Apple recently confirmed that their new “Private Relay” feature, which is designed to hide users’ browsing data and protect their data privacy, will not be available in China.

“Apple Inc 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,” reported Reuters. “The feature was one of a number of privacy protections Apple announced at its annual software developer conference on Monday, the latest in a years-long effort by the company to cut down on the tracking of its users by advertisers and other third parties.”

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