The Chinese government’s newly minted National Security Law “calls for strengthened management over the web and tougher measures against online attacks, theft of secrets and the spread of illegal or harmful information,” the Associated Press reports. “Externally speaking, the country must defend its sovereignty, as well as security and development interests, and ... it must also maintain political security and social stability," a spokeswoman said. “Companies worry that (the legislation) could undermine their ability to send encrypted emails or operate the kind of private corporate networks commonly used to secure communications,” the report states.
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