China's cybersecurity law grants government 'unprecedented' control over foreign tech

Relinquish your IP or lose one of the world’s largest markets

By John Leyden

China’s new cybersecurity law will enable its government to discover potential security vulnerabilities of any company doing business in the country, threat intelligence firm Recorded Future warns.

The law grants the China Information Technology Evaluation Center (CNITSEC), an office in the Ministry of State Security (MSS), the power to request source code and other intellectual property of tech suppliers operating in the country. Information gleaned might easily be exploited by CNITSEC in furtherance of its intelligence operations, Recorded Future claims.

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Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/

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