'A trusted source in a diaspora group and a journalist have advised Mr. O'Toole in confidence that this specific party member had unusual ties to the [PRC] government. Mr. O'Toole has no information to corroborate these claims, but he trusts the sources,'
cbc.ca/news/politics/…

A drawback to saying 'supply chain' is it implies a direct link between producer and customer. 'Supply network' is better as there are intermediaries in many countries, wholesalers, etc. To stop this, adopt WMD rules on resale and require knowing who is the ultimate customer.

Helps put a little perspective on the FTC anti-trust efforts.

I'm not sure how they did it, but rumint 25 years ago was that the Cubans had figured out how to beat a polygraph (Anna Montez case). But the best punishment for Cuban spies is still to make them live in Cuba.
intelnews.org/2024/03/18/01-…

This indictment has some good stuff: [in exchange for stealing IP] the [Chinese] CEO had offered DING the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), with a monthly salary of 100,000 RMB (approximately $14,800), plus an annual bonus and company stock.
justice.gov/opa/media/1341…

Wait until they get the bill for European sovereignty though. A couple pho carriers, a few satellites, and some nukes isn't a great power defense force

This is how serious countries do things:

They give up pie-in-the-sky dreams of Wandel durch Handel, they realize one's nation's existence is more important than profits.

I'm glad France is a serious country.
politico.eu/article/french…

Nietzsche (not a fave) wrote 'A great victory makes the winner stupid and the loser, malicious.' Kind of describes #US - #Russian relations, though

Smart drafting in House E&C #Tiktok bill. Not a ban on speech, but on distribution and updating TikTok (including app stores) and on internet hosting. Goal is to incentivize divestiture, which is still is a very long shot given the likely price.

Defend Forward wasn't about deterrence

Rumors of Congressional effort to legislate #TikTok divestiture. Talking to potential buyers, they say no one can afford it (maybe$350B), forced divestiture is out because of CN retaliation, and political risk in DC is too high. Preferred outcome is NY IPO, but China may oppose.

Der Speigel says they were using Webex
dw.com/en/germany-pro…

Cute. China calls its Australian operation 'the A-Team' and recruits Australian politicians, researchers, business people, etc using classic tricks like conference invites and fake names (Sophy, Amy, Ben' on 'professional networking sites.'
jurist.org/news/2024/02/d…

A scientist fired from Canada's top infectious disease laboratory 'intentionally' shared scientific information with China-potentially putting people's health in jeopardy-says an assessment by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Carumba! it's worse than I thought

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Algorithms
'when enthusiasm for what might be overtakes what
actually is.' That might describe a lot of the discussion of technology
bfi.uchicago.edu/insight/resear…

'The evidence at trial will show Smirnov’s story to the FBI was a fabrication, an amalgam of otherwise unremarkable business meetings and contacts.'
This is what a good influence op looks like, not some TikTok video. Who is Smirnov's Russian handler?
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Policymakers should observe how the #EU #DMA regulations unfold rather than rush to adopt new rules that undermine proactive security measures that were designed to protect users and now giving way to counterfeits and potential data theft while weakening parental controls

Another episode of 'EU Versus Digital Economy.' GDPR made data storage on average 20% more costly. Software companies saw the largest increase (24%), followed by manufacturing and services (both 18%).'
nber.org/papers/w32146

Brian Krebs on the leak of Chinese cybersecurity company involvement as a PRC espionage contractor, infiltrating government systems in the UK and countries in Asia. China is not unique in this
krebsonsecurity.com/2024/02/new-le…