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I Feel Much Safer Already

Paul Rosenzweig
Friday, September 25, 2015, 1:15 PM

Apparently, according to the White House, the Chinese have agreed to stop cyber espionage:

The United States and China agree that neither country’s government will conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial sectors.

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Apparently, according to the White House, the Chinese have agreed to stop cyber espionage:

The United States and China agree that neither country’s government will conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial sectors.

That was so easy. I wonder why we didn't do that before. So much for all the talk of sanctions. And I am sure that there are iron-clad verification measures.

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Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.

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