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A report by broadcaster CCTV criticized the
iPhone's "Frequent Locations" function for allowing users to be
tracked and information about them revealed.
"This is extremely sensitive data," said a researcher
interviewed by the broadcaster. If the data were accessed, it
could reveal an entire country's economic situation and "even
state secrets," the researcher said.
Apple was not available for immediate comment.
Apple has frequently come under fire from Chinese state media,
which accused the company of providing user data to U.S.
intelligence agencies and have called for 'severe punishment'.
It has also been criticized for poor customer service.
The California-based company is not the only U.S. firm to suffer
from Chinese media ire.
Google Inc services have been disrupted in China for over a
month, while the central government procurement office has
banned new government computers from using Microsoft Corp's
Windows 8 operating system.
Other U.S. hardware firms such as Cisco Systems Inc and IBM Corp
have experienced a backlash in China from what analysts and
companies have termed the 'Snowden Effect', after U.S. spying
revelations released last year by former U.S. National Security
Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
(Reporting by Paul Carsten; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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