China says experts “cracked” Apple AirDrop encryption to prevent “transmission of inappropriate information”

Apple CEO Tim Cook on doing business in China Apple CEO Tim Cook on doing business in China Apple CEO Tim Cook on doing business in China Beijing — Chinese state-backed experts have found a way to identify people who use Apple’s encrypted AirDrop messaging service, according to the Beijing municipal government. AirDrop allows users to send content to Apple devices in close proximity without an internet connection, encoded so they cannot be viewed by other people. The service was widely used by participants in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019 that China’s central government eventually quelled. Demonstrators shine…