Apple Opens Data Center in China to Comply With Cybersecurity Law<br />By PAUL MOZURJULY 12, 2017<br />SHANGHAI — Apple has set up its first data center in China, setting the tone for how foreign companies<br />will handle a strict new law requiring them to store Chinese users’ information in the country.<br />Apple said in a statement on Wednesday that the new center would keep “strong data privacy<br />and security protections in place,” adding that no back doors would be created in its systems.<br />As is the case with many Chinese laws, the digital security regulations approved last month were<br />vaguely worded, leaving many foreign companies uncertain which parts would be enforced and how.<br />“The addition of this data center will allow us to improve the speed<br />and reliability of our products and services while also complying with newly passed regulations,” the company said.<br />The center in the southern province of Guizhou, part of a $1 billion investment there,<br />will be operated with a local data management company, Apple said on Wednesday.
