China bans iPhone use at central government agencies, WSJ says

Staff at ‘some’ central government regulators received instructions via chat groups and in meetings to stop bringing such gadgets into the office, the Journal said. It’s not clear how widely such orders were issued, the newspaper added. — Reuters

Chinese government agencies have barred staff from using Apple Inc’s iPhone and other foreign-branded devices at work, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Staff at “some” central government regulators received instructions via chat groups and in meetings to stop bringing such gadgets into the office, the Journal said. It’s not clear how widely such orders were issued, the newspaper added.