The big four accounting firms have tallied big revenues, thanks in part to the pandemic. And apple's privacy policy doesn't totally keep user data private. Plus, the indebted chinese real estate giant, evergrand is now in government hands.
The Big Four accounting firms have recorded their strongest financial performance since the collapse of Enron, and Apple is tolerating a loose interpretation of its new privacy rules allowing app developers to collect data from its 1bn iPhone users for targeted advertising. Plus, the FT’s Beijing Bureau chief, Tom Mitchell, explains how the Chinese government might orchestrate the slow-motion collapse of indebted property developer Evergrande.
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