Although we are not in an era in which any government, especially the American, can access all our personal data without major problems, it seems that there are still governments that are not very said in this week's boundaries. A couple of years ago, both Russia and China launched a new law in which it forced companies with services in the country to host their users' data on servers located in the country, in order to access in a simpler way. and comfortable, presumably. Some companies like LinkedIn refused in Russia and had no choice but to run. However, Apple, The staunch defender of privacy, has gone through the hoop and has just opened its first data center in the country.
This first data center in China, is located in Guizhou province and has been created in collaboration with Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Co. Ltd and represents a part of the investment that Apple plans to make in the province, according to the Reuters news agency.
This new data center will allow us to improve the speed and operation of our products and services in addition to complying with new government regulations. This regulation requires that storage services be regulated by local companies, hence we have partnered with Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry.
As stated by the Chinese government last month, this measure has been taken to protect the information circulating on the Internet of Chinese citizens ... without comment. All companies that handle sensitive data of Chinese citizens have to go through the hoop yes or yes and start storing your users' data in data centers run by Chinese companies.
Regarding the controversy that has been generated with this new legislation, Apple affirms that there is no back door to access this data center and the futures that it can build in the country and that the country's authorities want to access the data, they will have to formally request it from the company. This Chinese tale, never better said, no one believes it.
If the Chinese government tells Apple whate dance on one foot while touching his nose, Apple will do it without putting any work. This market has become one of the most important for the company in recent years, although the latest results show us a drop in sales compared to previous years, but still, it is still a very important source of income for the boys. from Cupertino.
