There is a big difference between "engaging in activities that are detrimental to information security" and "discussing information security"
That's true where you live, maybe, but not so in China. The words 'engaging in activities' and so on are deliberately unclear in the law. So it can make all sorts of things illegal, including discussion.
That's how they make laws in China, write it with those big, vague phrases then your judges interpret it anyway you want. They call them laws, but they're not really laws in the western sense, just justifications for the ruling elite to do what it wants.
But agree with you the title's sensational! China Outlaws Outlook Server could be better
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That's true where you live, maybe, but not so in China. The words 'engaging in activities' and so on are deliberately unclear in the law. So it can make all sorts of things illegal, including discussion.
That's how they make laws in China, write it with those big, vague phrases then your judges interpret it anyway you want. They call them laws, but they're not really laws in the western sense, just justifications for the ruling elite to do what it wants.
But agree with you the title's sensational! China Outlaws Outlook Server could be better
It's not a draft, it's a law which is already in effect.