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India revokes order to preload smartphones with state-owned security app
Tech companies including Apple and Google made it clear they would not comply due to privacy concernsIndia’s g…
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Indian order to preload state-owned app on smartphones sparks political outcry
Apple among big tech companies reportedly refusing to install Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on their device…
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India orders phone makers to preload devices with state-owned cyber safety app
Critics voice concern as government says its Sanchar Saathi app combats cybersecurity threats for 1.2bn teleco…
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Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president
Chinese leader says ‘check if there is a backdoor’ in reply to Lee Jae Myung’s quip about security of Xiaomi d…
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China steps up control of rare-earth exports citing ‘national security’ concerns
Tightened grip on minerals used in smartphones and fighter jets coincides with tense US-China trade talksBusin…
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‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrollin…
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Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones if they are not made in US
President wipes about $70bn off Apple shares as he raises pressure on company to build smartphones in USBusine…
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Trump says he has a ‘little problem’ with Tim Cook over Apple’s India production
President rebukes tech firm after reports it will switch assembly of iPhones for US market from China to India…
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China reportedly extends iPhone ban to more workers as tensions with US rise
Apple shares fall as local government and state-owned firms latest to face restrictions on devices at workChin…
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Supply fears as China lockdown hits world’s largest iPhone factory
Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, from which many workers have fled, now under seven-day Covid lockdownChinese autho…
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TechScape: What’s really behind Apple’s shift from China
Apple is now manufacturing a new phone model outside China – and the implications could be huge. Plus, a cyber…
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Apple shifts some iPhone 14 production from China to India
Move taken against background of China’s Covid lockdowns and geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washing…