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China, Canada Vow Not To Conduct Cyberattacks On Private Sector (reuters.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the fingers-crossed dept.

New submitter tychoS writes from a report via Reuters: China and Canada have signed an agreement vowing not to conduct state-sponsored cyberattacks against each other aimed at stealing trade secrets or other confidential business information. The new agreement was reached during talks between Canada's national security and intelligence adviser, Daniel Jean, and senior communist party official Wang Yongqing, a statement dated June 22 on the Canadian government's website showed. "This is something that three or four years ago (Beijing) would not even have entertained in the conversation," an unnamed Canadian government official told the Globe and Mail, which first reported the agreement. The new agreement only covers economic cyber-espionage, which includes hacking corporate secrets and proprietary technology, but does not deal with state-sponsored cyber spying for intelligence gathering.

8 of 52 comments (clear)

  1. I trust China to.... by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I trust China to abide by this agreement as much as they abide by Copyright laws.

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    1. Re:I trust China to.... by sabbede · · Score: 2
      Multinationals are taking patent infringement claims to Chinese courts now. I think they may have finished stealing their way to parity and now find themselves needing to actually protect IP in general in order to protect theirs in particular.

      But I could be wrong.

  2. Re:hilarious by Highdude702 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A harshly worded letter.

  3. Re:As a representive of the US by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Good, because it's bullshit. Anyone who trusts China is an imbecile.

  4. Re:As a representive of the US by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Preach.

    Today, President Obama, appearing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, announced that the United States and China had reached an agreement to curb "cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property" between the two countries. Obama, at the announcement, said he had "indicated it has to stop," and that the two had come to a "common understanding."

    https://www.theverge.com/2015/9/25/9399187/obama-china-cyber-security-agreement

  5. Re:Just the tip, honest. by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2

    You have to admit, I bring the best out in ACs.

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  6. Do you think we can trust him? by Mhrmnhrm · · Score: 2

    Myself I’d trust him to the end of the earth.

    Yes but how far is that?

    About twelve minutes away. Come on I need a drink

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  7. Re: As a representive of the US by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why on Earth do you imagine that it's Canada that was duped by China here?