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2019年10月10日

作者:
CNBC (US)

Hong Kong: Apple removes police-tracking app over safety concerns

“Apple removes police-tracking app used in Hong Kong protests from its app store”, 9 Oct 2019

Apple… removed an app that protestors in Hong Kong have used to track police movements, saying the app violated its rules because it was used to ambush police and by criminals who used it to victimize residents in areas with no law enforcement.

Apple rejected the crowdsourcing app, HKmap.live, earlier… but then reversed course… allowing the app to appear on its App Store. The approval drew a sharply worded commentary criticizing Apple in… the People’s Daily.

Apple said in a statement that “many concerned customers in Hong Kong” contacted the company about the mapping app. Apple said it immediately began investigating the app’s use and found it “has been used in ways that endanger law enforcement and residents in Hong Kong.”

“The app displays police locations and we have verified with the Hong Kong Cybersecurity and Technology Crime Bureau that the app has been used to target and ambush police, threaten public safety, and criminals have used it to victimize residents in areas where they know there is no law enforcement,” the statement said.

Under Apple’s rules and policies, apps that meet its standards to appear in the App Store have sometimes been removed after their release if they were found to facilitate illegal activity or threaten public safety…

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Hong Kong: Business actions and statements over controversial extradition bill

Apple removes Hong Kong police-tracking app, saying it could “endanger law enforcement and residents”

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