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U.S. lawmakers request Apple restore HKMapp app in Hong Kong

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallOct 18th, 2019

AOC, Marco Rubio, and 5 more lawmakers just wrote a letter to Tim Cook calling Apple"s decision to remove an app used by Hong Kong protesters "deeply concerning" (AAPL)

Getty Lawmakers including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) called Apple's decision to remove an app that Hong Kong protesters used to track police activity "deeply concerning" in a letter to CEO Tim Cook. The letter come.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 18th, 2019

Outspoken Hong Kong billionaire Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months in prison for taking part in pro-democracy protests

Jimmy Lai is the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper. He was found guilty of unauthorized assembly. Jimmy Lai being arrested at his Hong K.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 16th, 2021

Outspoken Hong Kong billionaire Jimmy Lai sentenced to one year in prison for taking part in a pro-democracy protest

Jimmy Lai is the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper. He was found guilty of unauthorized assembly. Jimmy Lai. VERNON YUEN/AFP via G.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 16th, 2021

How Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are responding to coronavirus crisis

Google Inc. is temporarily closing its offices in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Reuters reported on Wednesday, as a precaution against the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. The virus — which is suspected to have infected more than 6,000 people .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 29th, 2020

Apple will take a rare shareholder grilling about free speech after it removed a map app used by Hong Kong protesters

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Apple faces an internal conflict with shareholders over its human rights policies. At the firm's annual meeting next year, shareholders will press Apple to describe how it will respond to future demands – whether from nati.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 16th, 2019

China May Put US Lawmakers On "No-Entry List" In Retaliation For Hong Kong Bill

China May Put US Lawmakers On "No-Entry List" In Retaliation For Hong Kong Bill Global Times editor-in-chief and notorious twitter.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeNov 28th, 2019

Trump says administration to take "good look" at Hong Kong rights bill

President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration would take a "good luck" at a Hong Kong bill that passed the U.S. Congress nearly unanimously, as lawmakers awaited his decision on whether he would sign it into law or issue a veto......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 22nd, 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with a Chinese state regulator days after controversially booting a Hong Kong map app from the App Store

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with the chief of China's market regulator on Thursday in Beijing. Cook and Xiao Yaqing, the head of China's State Administration for Market Regula.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 18th, 2019

Apple"s Cook meets China regulator after pulling Hong Kong app

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook met the chief of China's market regulator in Beijing on Thursday, the Chinese agency said, a week after the U.S. firm was thrust into the midst of political tensions between the mainland and protesters in Hong Kong......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 18th, 2019

Apple removes Hong Kong protest app from platform

Apple is standing by its decision to pull an app related to to the Hong Kong protests from its platform. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN AM to talk about how demonstrators are using technology in new ways......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 11th, 2019

Hong Kong lawmaker who relied on the banned HKMap Live app warns Apple from becoming an "accomplice for Chinese censorship"

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Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 11th, 2019

Apple is getting slammed by both Republicans and Democrats for pulling an app used by Hong Kong protesters to monitor police activity (AAPL)

Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress slammed Apple on Thursday for the company's decisi.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 10th, 2019

Apple pulls app used to track Hong Kong police, Cook defends move

Apple Inc has removed an app that helped Hong Kong protesters track police movements, saying it was used to target officers, after a Chinese state newspaper sharply criticized the U.S. tech giant for allowing the software......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 10th, 2019

Tim Cook sent a memo to employees explaining why he stands by Apple’s decision to remove an app used by Hong Kong protesters to track police (AAPL)

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In a memo to employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook stood by the company's decision to remove an app from the App Store used by Hong Kong .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 10th, 2019

Google said it wasn"t responding to a request by the Chinese government or police when it pulled a game about the Hong Kong protests from its app store (GOOG, GOOGL)

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Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 10th, 2019

Apple CEO defends removal of police-tracking app used in Hong Kong, Reuters says

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallOct 10th, 2019

Apple CEO Cook defends removal of police-tracking app used in Hong Kong

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Thursday defended the iPhone maker's decision to remove from its app store a police-tracking app used by protesters in Hong Kong, according to a copy of a letter to employees seen by Reuters and confirmed by Apple......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 10th, 2019

Apple pulls app used to track Hong Kong police, protesters

Apple Inc has removed an app that helped Hong Kong protesters track police movements, saying it was used to ambush law enforcement, following sharp criticism of the U.S. tech giant by a Chinese state newspaper for allowing the software......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 10th, 2019

Cook Caves To China: Apple Deletes Police-Tracking App Used In Hong Kong Protests

Cook Caves To China: Apple Deletes Police-Tracking App Used In Hong Kong Protests .....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeOct 10th, 2019

Apple pulls app used to track Hong Kong police after China paper"s criticism

Apple Inc has removed an app that helped Hong Kong protesters track police movements, saying it was used to ambush law enforcement, following sharp criticism of the U.S. tech giant by a Chinese state newspaper for allowing the software......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 10th, 2019