department of commerce
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The U.S. Wants to Crack Down on Sales of Commercial Hacking Tools for Obvious Reasons
After a slew of hacking scandals involving private surveillance companies, the U.S. is looking to impose new restrictions on the sale of commercial hacking tools — in the hopes of clamping down on abuse perpetuated by the industry abroad.
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US Bans ZTE From Buying Parts From American Companies For 7 Years
After pleading guilty to charges of violating sanctions and illegally shipping US goods to Iran, ZTE agreed to pay almost $US900 million ($1.2 billion) in fines in 2017, with up to $US300 million ($386 million) in possible additional damages. However, it seems those penalties weren’t enough for Uncle Sam, because today the US Department of…