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Apple under fire for sending web browsing data, including IP addresses, to China’s Tencent

Apple today is facing criticism for sending web browsing data, including IP addresses, to China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Mark Gurman for Bloomberg: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. The U.S. company checks addresses against an existing list of sites known to be problematic. That list is maintained by Tencent for users in mainland China and by Goog
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