'Bad' Apple? Smartphone ban may signal wider backlash against US tech

China's government last week reportedly expanded its ban of iPhones to local government workers and state-owned companies, soon after it had emerged central government employees were forbidden from bringing the devices to work.

- Helen Davidson

Several agencies had begun instructing employees not to bring iPhones to work and the ban was expected to be further extended, Bloomberg reported. Nikkei reported at least one state-owned company had told its employees that anyone working with trade secrets could not bring their iPhones, Apple Watches or AirPods into work from next month.