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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 isostatic on Monday December 28 2015, @08:45PM
This latest move is one that will be view very suspiciously by foreign companies operating within China, or looking to do so.
Companies will be looking to see how it will affect their bottom line and do the thing most profitable. They'll be seeing this as a risk and an opportunity. Same as they do for any announcement from anyone anywhere.