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The rules about encryption and backdoors are authoritarian but hardly unexpected from China. The rest of it doesn't seem so unusual. Microsoft has been sharing
by sesutton 12y ago
The rules about encryption and backdoors are authoritarian but hardly unexpected from China.
The rest of it doesn't seem so unusual. Microsoft has been sharing source code with governments for over a decade and several other countries (including Western ones) are considering requiring user data to be kept in country.
- mirimir 12y agoYes, this is not at all a surprise. And yes, many nations are pursuing similar initiatives, to defend against Five Eyes snooping. What varies more is the emphasis (in public, at least) on backdoors. China, Russia and the UK want them. The rest of the EU and the US have been conflicted. Recall that US TLAs have been pushing for this since strong encryption became widely available in the 80s. And with all the FUD about cyberwar, they'll probably get their wishes granted soon.