The Chinese government is quietly scrutinizing foreign technology products sold in the country, the New York Times has reported. According to the report, executives from companies like Apple are being called in by a Cyberspace Administration of China committee to explain, in person, things like encryption and data storage. There are multiple reasons why the Chinese government would do such a thing. First and foremost, to see if the products are secure and its users are not being spied upon. Other countries do that as well, but according to the report – not for wide consumer electronics. Another reason for… [Continue Reading]