Recently, in the difficult Indian market, Apple has once again experienced a crisis. Following the bleak data of the iPhone’s sales of less than 1 million units in the Indian market, Apple once again ushered in bad news, that is, if Apple does not compromise the Indian government. , then or no network available.
Indian government regulators said that if Apple continues to boycott an official Indian mobile phone anti-harassment software, Indian telecom operators will completely ban Apple iPhone from using network communications.
According to Indian media reports, there was a dispute between the Indian Telecommunications Authority and Apple. The Telecommunications Authority made the latest statement: If Apple continues to cooperate, the bureau will order all Indian operators to make Apple's mobile phone completely Exit the net.
The specific events are: The Indian government has independently developed a DND software to combat telecommunication harassment, similar to TRAI, the Indian communications regulator of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Nowadays, there are all kinds of advertising information and spam calls all over the world. India is no exception. It can even be said that it is a hard-hit area. DND is a mobile phone software developed by the Indian Telecommunications Authority. The latest upgrade is DND. 2.0), the main purpose is to track and combat telecommunication harassment in India, such as frequent calls or spam messages.
A few days ago, India's communications regulator TRAI said that all smartphones in the Indian market can be installed with DND2.0. However, Apple's attitude is quite different from that of all mobile phone manufacturers. Apple said the software may read user SMS. , call records, etc. (may be read without knowing it), so Apple refused to put the software on the Apple App Store. After all, it is well known that in terms of personal privacy, Apple pays more attention than other technology companies. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation asked Apple to crack an iPhone of a dead terrorist to help the police investigate the case, but Apple refused to defend the user's privacy. The incident caused controversy in the United States, but it also established Apple to protect individuals. The image of privacy.
In the past, Apple CEO Cook also publicly criticized Google, Facebook for collecting user privacy and selling to advertisers. After Facebook’s Cambridge analysis scandal broke out, Cook once again publicly criticized Facebook, even calling it a personal infringement. Privacy companies should not continue to exist.
In contrast, Google and a large number of Android phone manufacturers are much more relaxed in terms of personal privacy protection. According to reports, the Indian Telecommunications Authority has also developed Android and iOS versions of DND software, which can be downloaded from the Google Software Store. However, the user rating is not high.
The Indian Telecommunications Authority said that if the relevant vendors block the above software downloads, the operators in India must retire their mobile phones within six months.
According to the latest news from foreign media, in order to avoid embarrassment, Apple has decided to compromise with the Indian government. According to the Indian Business Standards quoted by government sources, Apple will reach a compromise plan to resolve disputes with the Indian Telecommunications Authority.
According to reports, Apple will personally develop an anti-harassment software that complies with Indian regulations and provide it to iPhone users before the arrival of November Hanukkah (the biggest festival in India, which is also the peak season for consumer electronics sales). According to reports, Apple is India. Anti-harassment software developed by the market will not have the function of reporting call history. Before the end of the year, Apple's smartphones sold in India will also be equipped with the iOS 12 operating system. Apple will bundle the above-mentioned applications developed for India.