Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Security Director Alert: DHS Warns US Businesses of China’s Data-Collection Practices

A 15-page “business advisory” released Tuesday by DHS cautions that Chinese intelligence services could collect and exploit data held by U.S. firms doing business in China
, highlighting longstanding concerns from U.S. officials. Beijing has denied allegations of economic espionage...

Chinese law requires Chinese businesses and citizens, including in academia, to “take actions related to the collection, transmission and storage of data that runs counter to principles of U.S. and international law and policy,” DHS said in a press release. 

The department urged U.S. firms to “minimize the amount of at-risk data being stored and used” in China, or in places accessible to Chinese authorities. more

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