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China and US clash over software backdoor proposals
BBC ^ | 4 March 2015 Last updated at 08:22 ET | BBC

Posted on 03/05/2015 2:33:01 AM PST by WhiskeyX

Beijing has rejected President Obama's criticism of its plan to make tech companies put backdoors in their software and share their encryption keys if they want to operate in China.

On Monday, Mr Obama told the Reuters news agency he had "made it very clear" China had to change its policy if it wanted to do business with the US.

But Beijing said it needed the powers to combat terrorism and tackle leaks.

It also suggested the West was guilty of having double standards.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; encryptionkeys; obama; us

1 posted on 03/05/2015 2:33:01 AM PST by WhiskeyX
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To: WhiskeyX
It also suggested the West was guilty of having double standards.

And China has its triple standards, etc.

2 posted on 03/05/2015 2:52:19 AM PST by palmer (Free is when you don't have to pay for nothing. Or do nothing. We want Obamanet.)
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