The chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee said on Sunday the Chinese government was likely to have been behind the recent breach of U.S. government computers, which may have compromised the personal data of 4 million current and former federal employees.The U.S. government last week said it was still investigating the source of the theft of data from …
Blocked in China, Twitter Still Courts Chinese Firms for Ads
Despite being blocked in China, Twitter is courting Chinese companies to buy advertising space on its service used by more than 300 million people elsewhere in the world. This week, the popular microblog platform has made presentations to prospective Chinese clients in Shanghai on the sidelines of the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show Asia. “It’s not a coincidence that …
China Warns Soldiers Against Wearables, Says ‘Endanger Security
China has warned soldiers against using smartwatches, high-tech spectacles and other Internet-connected wearable gadgets, saying they could “endanger security” after a recruit was caught trying to take a photograph of troops. “The use of watches that have internet access, location information, and telephone conversation functions should be considered a violation of secrecy regulations at army barracks,” the …