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China and Germany are moving towards a mutual no-hacking-for-economic-espionage pact, along the lines of agreements already signed between China and the the US and UK. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters after talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that Germany was seeking a deal “very quickly”. Germany, ahead of the …

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  1. Your alien overlord - fear me

    Do these pacts cover freelance Chinese hackers, as in ex-PLA or even script kiddies? Or are all hackers ultimately working for the gov't ?

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  2. Schultz
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    Better than nothing?

    I know most commenters will be cynical, but at least it's an affirmation that limitless spying is not OK. It'll take a lot more to stem the trend of ever increasing national and international snooping.

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    1. The Man Who Fell To Earth Silver badge
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      Re: Better than nothing?

      Given that China has not abated its hacking of US companies one bit since signing its no-hack agreement with the US, clearly these agreements are worthless.

      But then what does anyone expect when entities sign pacts agreeing to not do something they always claimed they never did in the first place.

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  3. frank ly

    Clarification please

    "... agreements already signed between China and the the US and UK."

    Does this mean that the US has agreed not to hack the UK for economic espionage purposes?

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    yes, but the US hasn't yet signed one with Germany

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  5. Anonymous Coward
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    Hmmmmm?

    Does that mean we (joe public) are their next targets, all those under utilised systems exploiters ... ?

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  6. Slx

    So does this mean everyone else is fair game for economic hacking?!?

    These agreements almost seem like an acknowledgment of everything that has long been suspected.

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  7. TheFinn

    Does anyone believe Echilon wasn't used to the same purpose? Really? And that the-powers-that-be were just useless at capitalising on it? Really?

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