Apple (AAPL) Affirms Storing China User Data on State-Run China Telecom's (CHA) Servers

Apple (Nasdaq: APL) has begun to store China users' data on state-controlled China Telecom's (NYSE: CHA) Internet-based storage.

The WSJ cites Apple in saying that all data is encrypted, which means China Telecom won't have access to its content. Apple takes user security and privacy very seriously. We have added China Telecom to our list of data center providers to increase bandwidth and improve performance for our customers in mainland China, said the company.

Chine Telecom confirmed that Apple began storing data on its storage devices beginning August 8th.

No confirmation was made by Apple on the move and whether or not it was to dispel China security concerns.

Shares of Apple are positive Friday morning.

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