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App Store
A Gap in the Great Firewall: Mobile Apps
Despite Beijing’s stance on regulating mobile app stores, the environment and fragmentation of the market makes it almost impossible to enforce the new measures.
Pokémon Go—Chinese Knockoff Edition
China doesn’t have Pokémon Go, the augmented reality mobile game that’s become the latest craze. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a Chinese knockoff! City Elves Go has become the number one download in Chinese app stores.
Apple Removes Over 250 Apps for Spying on Users
Apple removed 256 apps from the App Store for using code from Chinese firm Youmi, which was gathering personally identifiable information from app users.
Nobody Is Safe: Major App Store Malware Breach May Affect Millions of iPhone Users
iOS is safer than Android when it comes to malware attacks, but that doesn’t mean hackers aren’t successfully targeting the iPhone and iPad with malicious programs supposed to steal sensitive data
