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March 9, 2016 China Criticises US Restrictions on Telecom Giant ZTE
China on Tuesday criticised a move by Washington to slap restrictions on one of the country’s biggest telecommunications equipment companies, ZTE, for violating US trade sanctions on Iran. The US Commerce Department said ZTE Corp. and related companies set up a scheme to circumvent sanctions and “illicitly export” controlled items to Iran, violating US laws. […]
ALL DEALS February 25, 2016 Why the US Government and Tech Firms Can’t Agree About Encryption
Your phone is getting better and better at protecting your privacy. But Uncle Sam isn’t totally comfortable with that, because it’s also complicating the work of tracking criminals and potential national-security threats. For decades, tech companies have steadily expanded the use of encryption – a data-scrambling technology that shields information from prying eyes, whether it’s […]
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February 18, 2016 13 Hours: What actually happened at the US consulate in Benghazi
Photo Credit: Esam Al-Fetori /Reuters 13.2K Total Views Films can be used as powerful political weapons – and director Michael Bay’s latest film, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, is a case in point. Dramatising the deadly 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, it has been trumpeted by right-wingers as an […]
