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posted by CoolHand on Monday December 28 2015, @06:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the big-brother-in-action dept.

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/

-- submitted from IRC


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2015, @12:26AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2015, @12:26AM (#281910)

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday December 29 2015, @01:44AM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday December 29 2015, @01:44AM (#281935) Journal

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2015, @04:06AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2015, @04:06AM (#281965)

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      The best revenge is a life well lived.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2015, @04:15AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2015, @04:15AM (#281967)

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 30 2015, @03:02AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 30 2015, @03:02AM (#282347)

      There's nothing nuts about a man wanting a cute young girl (they're adorable), that you and faggots think otherwise is why you were burned alive on discovery not so long ago: men could not risk you living to gain positions of influence over them: it would lead to the loss of the right to marry cute young female children (which it has)