Apple sensor engraving service, report claims

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Apple sensor engraving service, report claims

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Apple sensor engraving service, report claims

Apple iMac at Red Bright on Apple’s Shanghai Store

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CaptionApple image is a big brand in China, with superior stores in cities like Shanghai

Censoring Apple refers to politicians, dissidents and other topics in its engraving services, an accusing report.

Citizen Lab said it has investigated filters set for customers who want something carved on iPhone, iPad or other Apple devices.

And Apple has a list of censored words, not only in mainland China but also in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Apple said the system “ensured local law and customs respected”.

“Just like everything in Apple, the carving process is led by our values,” said Privacy Chief Jane Horvath in a letter given to citizens first from the publication of the report.

And engraving services try not to allow trademark phrases, with those who are “vulgar or not culturally sensitive, can be interpreted as inciting violence, or will be considered illegal in accordance with local laws, regulations, and regulations”

But Citizenlab accuses Apple has a list of keywords “without thinking and inconsistent”.

Sexual words

Citizenlab, a research group at the University of Toronto, known for its work in technology and human rights, said there had been previous studies of the App Store sensor in China.

But until now only an anecdotal report of the carving was rejected, he said.

This new report found more than 1,100 filtered keywords, in six different regions, mainly related to offensive content, such as racist or sexual words.

Butit accused the rules applied in an inconsistent and far wider for China.

Screenshot airtag carving screen on the Apple website, where errors are displayed for carvings 8964

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Capta reference image until June 4, 1989 protested at Tiananmen Square – “8964” – Blocked in China

“In mainland China, we found that Apple censored political content, including extensive references to Chinese leadership and Chinese political systems, the names of dissidents and independent news organizations, and general terms relating to religion, democracy, and human rights,” he said .

The report also accused the sensor “bleeding” to become the market of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Found:

1,045 keywords are blocked on mainland China

542 in Hong Kong

397 in Taiwan.

In contrast, Japan, Canada and the US have filtered words between 170 and 260.

Historical figure

In Hong Kong, the phrase which refers to “umbrella revolution”, the pro-democracy movement, and press freedom seems to be blocked, along with the names of several political dissidents.

In Taiwan, the report found screening senior Communist Party in power in China, including historical figures such as Mao Zedong’s chairman.

Hong Kong is what is known as a Chinese special administration area.

Former British colonies are part of China but are arranged in special principles and enjoy high autonomy levels.

Taiwan, meanwhile, his own government but Beijing considers it as a rebel province that separates themselves one day will be reunited with mainland China.

“Many of these sensors exceed Apple’s legal obligations in Hong Kong and we realize there is no legal justification for content political sensors in Taiwan,” said the report.

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It also quotes errors – like 10 people with the name of the family of Zhang has their censored carvings, restrictions without clear political significance.

“Apple does not fully understand what content they are sensors,” alleged citizens.

“Instead of each keyword censored born from careful consideration, many seem to be without being mapped back from other sources,” he said – maybe including the list used to censor products in Chinese companies.

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