Apple Bans VPNs From App Store in China
Apple is known to have a rigorous app-review policy.
Over the past several years, dozens of apps have been rejected from the App Store because they mention the word BitTorrent, for example.
The mere association with piracy is good enough to warrant a ban. This policy is now expanding to the privacy-sphere as well, at least in China.
It is no secret that the Chinese Government is preventing users from accessing certain sites and services. The so-called ‘Great Firewall’ works reasonably well, but can be circumvented through VPN services and other encryption tools.
These tools are a thorn in the side of Chinese authorities, which are now receiving help from Apple to limit their availability.
Over the past few hours, Apple has removed many of the most-used VPN applications from the Chinese app store. In a short email, VPN providers are informed that VPN applications are considered illegal in China.
“We are writing to notify you that your application will be removed from the China App Store because it includes content that is illegal in China, which is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines,” Apple informed the affected VPNs.
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