U.S. airline security watch system suffers brief disruption: officials
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Europe launches two more Galileo satellites, aiming for GPS rival
Europe came a step closer to setting up its own satellite navigation system on Friday after successfully launching two Galileo satellites from French Guyana. The European Space Agency’s Galileo project is meant as a European Union alternative to the U.S
Read moreChina tells U.S. to stop ‘groundless’ hacking accusations
China reacted angrily on Friday following a call by America’s top intelligence official for cyber security against China to be stepped up, and said the United States should stop “groundless accusations”. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said the United States must beef up cyber security against Chinese hackers targeting a range of U.S. interests to raise the cost to China of engaging in such activities.
Read moreU.S., European authorities investigate possible new leaker: sources
By Mark Hosenball LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. and European security authorities are investigating whether a previously unknown leaker provided sensitive intelligence documents to WikiLeaks about alleged U.S. spying on French politicians, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Read moreComputer error a possible cause of Poland airline outage: prosecutors
Polish prosecutors are looking into whether the outage which grounded dozens of jets operated by Polish airline Lot at Warsaw’s main airport on Sunday may have been caused by a computer system error, a spokesman for the Warsaw prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. The prosecutor’s spokesman said computer error was one of the versions being examined
Read moreU.S. airs deep concerns over cyber security in China meetings
By Jason Lange and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday that cyber theft sponsored by the Chinese government was a major problem and stressed the need to keep Asian sea lanes open as the world's two biggest economies held annual talks aimed at maintaining working relations in spite of rising tensions. At the wide-ranging Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, both sides expressed a desire for constructive relations, with China saying the two countries could manage differences and should avoid confrontation.
Read moreChina’s Zhang hopes U.S. removes barriers to investment
The United States should remove barriers to Chinese investment for national security reasons, said Zhang Xiangchen, a deputy trade minister at the Ministry of Commerce. Zhang said the world’s two largest economies are committed to further improve market access to each others’ investors as part of talks on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), though both economies have further to go.
Read moreObama administration to press China on cyber theft: Lew
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is deeply concerned about cyber theft of commercial secrets sponsored by foreign governments and plans to take the matter up with Chinese officials at high-level talks this week, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Tuesday. “We remain deeply concerned about government-sponsored cyber theft from companies and commercial sectors,” Lew said in prepared remarks at the opening of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
Read moreU.S. telecom groups, AT&T seek to block new Internet rules
By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. telecom industry groups, alongside AT&T Inc and CenturyLink Inc, called for regulators to block parts of new rules for Internet service providers on Friday, citing “crushing” compliance costs and threats to investment.
Read moreChina clamps down on sexual content on WeChat
China's Internet regulator issued on Wednesday new guidelines prohibiting sexual and vulgar content on Tencent Holdings Ltd's popular messaging app, the latest step in the agency's perennial campaign to clean up China's Internet. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said sexually explicit pictures and text, including nude photos and erotic animation, and stories of “one-night stands, wife-swapping, sexual abuse and other harmful information” will be subject to punishment.
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