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Apple may have said that it opposes the idea of weakening encryption and providing governments with backdoors into products, but things are rather different in China. The Chinese parliament has just passed a law that requires technology companies to comply with government requests for information, including handing over encryption keys.
Under the guise of counter-terrorism, the controversial law is the Chinese government's attempt to curtail the activities of militants and political activists. China already faces criticism from around the world not only for the infamous Great Firewall of China, but also the blatant online surveillance and censorship that takes place. This latest move is one that will be view very suspiciously by foreign companies operating within China, or looking to do so.
http://betanews.com/2015/12/27/china-passes-law-requiring-tech-firms-to-hand-over-encryption-keys/
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(Score: 2) by naubol on Monday December 28 2015, @07:52PM
I would not assume that anyone is capable of pontificating the loss of social good to not reporting these things and properly weighing that against the chance of glamorizing mass shootings. My feelings are that a great many Chinese people I know are rather sheltered about the truth of human nature and governments and this can cost them in a variety of interesting ways.
Everyone wants to filter the press, and it is a good test of a person's reasoning to see if they can appreciate why it is a bad idea, even if the press is odious.