Apple criticised for sending browsing data to Tencent

[Bradley Prior]

Apple criticised for sending browsing data to Tencent

Apple Inc. came under fire on Monday for sending web browsing data, including IP addresses, to China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd., the latest criticism of how the company operates in the world’s most populous nation.

For about two years, Apple has been sending data to Tencent as part of an iPhone and iPad security feature that warns users if a website is malicious or unsafe before they load it. [Bloomberg]

 

[Binary_Bark]

No surprise there. How do people think most of these Tech companies make money?
It's mostly data mining. I have said it before, once you start using FB, Twitter, cellphones, walk on the street, etc. you have no more privacy, or nowadays you just need to be born. All your life belongs to the interwebs.

 

[alanB]

Well seeing as that "feature" can be turned off, and since I can't ever remember being warned about a "fraudulent website", I just turned it off.