China’s Oppo taps Google for privacy AI push, taking a page from Apple’s playbook

CNBC March 3, 2025
Ryan Browne

Key Points

– Chinese smartphone maker Oppo on Monday announced it will use a secure cloud computing solution from Google to protect user data from its AI products.

– Oppo is already partnered with Google — the tech giant’s Gemini foundation models power its AI features.

– The privacy push mimics an effort from Apple to protect user data from its own AI system, Apple Intelligence.

BARCELONA — Chinese smartphone firm Oppo is taking a page out of Apple’s playbook with the launch of a private cloud computing system to keep users’ sensitive conversations separate from its own artificial intelligence products.

The company on Monday announced a deal with Google that will see it use the U.S. tech firm’s Confidential...

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