I-tech giant, i-Apple kubonakala sengathi ekugcineni ihambisane nezifiso zabacwaningi baseChina futhi isuse zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinkulu ze-VPN (inethiwekhi yangasese yangasese) ku-App Store yayo eChina. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abasebenzisi be-Apple eChina ngeke besakwazi ukungaziwa online futhi ubumfihlo babo busengozini enkulu.
Umhlinzeki we-VPN i-ExpressVPN ube ngowokuqala ukuqaphela inkinga ngenkathi uhlelo lwabo lususwa ku-App Store. Ngemuva kokuqhubeka nokumba, i-ExpressVPN ithole ukuthi i-Apple isuse zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinkulu ze-VPN ku-App Store. Abanye abahlinzeki abakhulu nabo abathole isaziso esivela ku-Apple, kufaka phakathi i-VyprVPN ne-StarVPN.
Kuyini a i-VPN?
Ama-VPN avumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bafihle ubunikazi babo ku-inthanethi ngokwenza i-funneling ukuphequlula iwebhu neminye imisebenzi ye-inthanethi ngenye ikhompyutha - kwesinye isikhathi ibe sezweni elehlukile. Ngenxa yalokho, abasebenzisi bangafihla amakheli abo e-IP futhi bafinyelele kokuqukethwe okuku-inthanethi okuhloliwe noma okuvinjelwe ngumhlinzeki wabo we-inthanethi.
Kungani i-Apple isuse ama-VPNs e-China App Store?
I-China yaziwa kakhulu ngamasu ayo okucwaninga nokuqapha online. Sekuyiminyaka eminingi okuqukethwe okuhloliwe ekubona njengokuzwela kwezepolitiki, kusetshenziswa izihlungi eziqhubeka ngokuthuthuka ezibizwa nge- "firewall enkulu." Futhi i-VPN ukuphela kwendlela abasebenzisi abangadlula ngayo lolu hlelo lwamaShayina lokucwaninga nge-inthanethi.
NgoJanuwari, uMnyango Wezimboni Nezobuchwepheshe BaseChina (MIIT) waseChina umemezele ukuthi bonke abathuthukisi abanikela ngama-VPN kumele bathole ilayisense kuhulumeni. Futhi i-Apple ithe kudingeka ukuthi kususwe ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-VPN esitolo sayo ngoba azihambisani naleyo mithetho.
Abakwa-ExpressVPN bathe kuyadumaza ukubona i-Apple “isiza abasebenza ngokuvikela abaseChina,” futhi yakulahla lokho kususwa.
Kodwa-ke, kusenokwenzeka ukuthi abasebenzisi benze i-akhawunti ye-App Store ngaphansi komazisi oyimbumbulu ovela kwelinye izwe, futhi balande izinhlelo zokusebenza esitolo sohlelo lokusebenza.
