International
Few comply with China encryption rules
BEIJING -- Confused by sweeping new restrictions onencryption technology in China, most foreign and Chinesecompanies simply ignored a Monday deadline for compliance.Anybody using encryption technology, which protects electroniccommunication from eavesdropping, should have delivered by handa registration form to a tiny government office in a Beijingalleyway by Monday afternoon.
BEIJING -- Confused by sweeping new restrictions on encryption technology in China, most foreign and Chinese companies simply ignored a Monday deadline for compliance. Anybody using encryption technology, which protects electronic communication from eavesdropping, should have delivered by hand a registration form to a tiny government office in a Beijing alleyway by Monday afternoon. Story to follow. --Reuters