Apple Removes Hong Kong Map App Allowing Protesters to Report Police Movements After Chinese Criticism
Apple on Thursday removed, from its online store, a smartphone app that allowed Hong Kong activists to report police movements. The move came after an official Chinese newspaper accused the company of facilitating illegal behavior.
Apple said in a statement HKmap.live was removed because it “has been used to target and ambush police” and “threaten public safety.” It said that violated local law and Apple guidelines. A Twitter account linked to the app posted a statement denying it endangered police or Hong Kong residents. It said the app collects information from its users and public sources and doesn’t “solicit, promote or encourage criminal activity.
He said the argument that the app could be used to ambush police and could point criminals to areas where police aren’t stationed “does not make sense.”Apple phone user Canny Ng said Apple’s decision was unacceptable and would make her think twice about buying more of the company’s technology. Although she’d not downloaded the app before it was removed, she has consulted the web-based version of HK Maps that is still live.
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