Apple Inc. on Monday said a new “private relay” feature designed to obscure a user’s web browsing behavior from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China for regulatory reasons.
The feature was one of a number of privacy protections Apple announced at its annual software developer conference on Monday, the latest in a yearslong effort by the company to cut down on the tracking of its users by advertisers and other third parties.
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