Category: security risk

Ottawa Bans Federal Funding for Research With Chinese Military Institutions; Calls on Provinces, Universities to Do the Same

Ottawa is banning federal research funding for projects done in collaboration with any researchers affiliated with China’s military. The federal government is calling on the provinces and universities across Canada to follow similar guidelines. “Grant applications that involve conducting research in a sensitive research area will not be funded if any of the researchers working…


Two More US States Issue TikTok Bans for Security Reasons

The states of Louisiana and West Virginia are the latest to ban the use of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on government devices. TikTok, which is owned by the China-based company ByteDance, boasts of at least 100 million users alone in the United States. Government agencies in both states banned the app on all…


China Tightens Control Over Company Data With Transfer Rules

BEIJING—Companies in China would need government approval to transfer important data abroad under proposed rules, announced Friday, that would tighten Beijing’s control over information and might disrupt operations for international corporations. The measure is needed to protect the Chinese public and “safeguard national security,” the Cyberspace Administration of China said. Xi Jinping’s government sees information…