People queue to try out the new iPhone 11 Pro smartphone at an Apple store in Hong Kong on Sept 20, 2019. Apple has to walk a fine line in China, where the company sells millions of iPhones and indirectly supports millions of jobs. But it must also follow local laws that have become increasingly tough when it comes to digital information. — AFP
Apple Inc’s App Store is reviewing a recent decision to reject a Hong Kong app designed to track police activity in the midst of increasingly violent pro-democracy protests in the city.
The app, known as HKmap.live, is a mobile version of a website that helps users avoid potentially dangerous areas, according to the developer, who uses the alias Kuma to remain anonymous. It was rejected from Apple’s App Store because it "facilitates, enables, and encourages an activity that is not legal”, Apple told the developer, according to a copy of the rejection notice seen by Bloomberg News. "Specifically, the app allowed users to evade law enforcement,” Apple wrote.
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