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Hawley wrote that "public reports indicate that Apple, through a recent software update for iPhones in China, has modified the AirDrop function to make it more difficult for protestors to use this function to evade censorship and surveillance."
The service includes a feature that allows users to receive files from "everyone" for an indefinite period of time but Chinese users are now able to use the "everyone" option for just 10 minutes, after which AirDrop reverts to contacts only.ĪirDrop has previously been used to help protesters in authoritarian countries to evade censorship and there are concerns that the change could make it more difficult to share material anonymously. Hawley also pointed to the fact that Apple has recently restricted its wireless AirDrop service in China following what it called a bug fix on November 9. Pentagon estimates China has doubled number of missiles that can hit U.S.ĭisruptions at that factory are of major concern for Apple and could potentially lead to a shortfall of nearly 6 million iPhones this year.top "nuclear threat" to world in reply to Pentagon report Hawley described China's COVID-19 restrictions as "draconian public health measures" and pointed to the recent protests against the country's zero COVID policy, which included some at the Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou-the world's largest iPhone factory.
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He also referred to "reports indicate that your company might deplatform Twitter from the App Store as a consequence of the free speech policies implemented by new ownership. "I urge you to take meaningful steps to end operations in China and to reshore production to the United States," the Republican said. In the letter, Hawley wrote to Cook that Apple's "activities in China are unconscionable and present substantial material risks to your stakeholders." He "I'd like to know why continues to aid and abet the totalitarian regime in #China while campaigning against free speech at home," Hawley tweeted, sharing his letter. Hawley has demanded answers from Cook over Apple's relationship with China.
In this combination image, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) pictured in February 2022 and Apple CEO Tim Cook (right) delivers a keynote address during an Apple special event on September 07, 2022, in Cupertino, California.
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