And other developments in the framework of investments in Guizhou Province [
in Chinese means "expensively paid (in blood) land" ]. The new data center is needed to comply with the laws of China.
/ photo Ken Marshall CCApple will help the local company specializing in working with Big Data. Examination of Guizhou-Cloud Big Data, Apple's local partner, will help you understand the requirements for storing data from citizens of the People's Republic of China.
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Lawmakers paid special attention to personal data (PD) and salary information. In addition to these data categories, amendments to legislation tighten the regulation of the dissemination of information of value in terms of advanced technologies and scientific advances.
Work with PD citizens of China
need in the country. This requirement applies to all companies that fall under the definition of “network operator”. In simple terms, this is about social networks and major “information disseminators”. It is with this type of companies that the check for compliance with the updated legislation will begin.
Many Western companies operating in China are simply not aware of all the intricacies that prescribe the need for licensing for those involved in content delivery.
Apple does not intend to reduce the growth rate of the Chinese segment of its business and is working to build its own capacities as part of the construction of its first data center in China. Representatives of the company
said that cooperation with local authorities does not mean the potential emergence of artificial vulnerabilities that could compromise user data.
Investing in local data centers is an established trend (Microsoft
example ), followed by Apple as well. In the near future, the company plans to launch a data center in Denmark, and in the near future, construction of a data center in Ireland will be launched.
All these initiatives, including the "Chinese", the company interprets not in terms of compliance with the legislation on the storage of personal data, but from the standpoint of improving the speed and reliability of its own services like iCloud.
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