SoylentNews

xpda [xpda.com] writes:

China’s legislature approved an anti-terrorism law on Sunday after months of international controversy, including criticism from human rights groups, business lobbies, and President Obama [nytimes.com]. The Chinese government argued that the measures were needed to prevent terrorist attacks. Opponents countered that the new powers could be abused to monitor peaceful citizens and steal technological secrets. Ironically, Chinese legislation has many of the save features as the U.K. Investigatory Powers bill [independent.co.uk] which was passed last month, both of which allow authorities to weaken security so that messages can be read and force companies to co-operate with surveillance.

Original Submission