Apple sets up China datacentre to meet new cybersecurity rules


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 12 Jul 2017

Apple said it was setting up the facility in the southern province of Guizhou with data management firm Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Co Ltd.

BEIJING: Apple Inc said it is setting up its first datacentre in China, in partnership with a local internet services company, to comply with tougher cybersecurity laws introduced last month. 

The US technology company said it will build the centre in the southern province of Guizhou with data management firm Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Co Ltd (GCBD). 

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