Comment by f4c39012
15 days ago
Where is my iCloud data stored? If I visit China, is a copy stored there? If my phone is from China, but i live in the USA, where is my iCloud data? Is it replicated globally? I once asked in an Apple store, but no-one knew the answer
Where your data is stored depends on the country set in your Apple Account. In your scenario your data will never be stored in China but I don't know if your USA-based account data is replicated in the EU, though.
1. https://support.apple.com/en-us/111754 says you can change your country to opt-out of GCBD.
2. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42631386 says "iCloud accounts registered outside of China are not affected."
don't know why the downvote, this is a genuine question. If i bought my iPhone on holiday in Vietnam and created my iCloud account there, but live in France, where is my iCloud?