http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/obamaisnotimpressedwithhackers.jpg International diplomacy may feel like schoolyard antics, but the participants do have something a little heavier to throw at each other. After President Obama signed an executive order to improve national cyber security, the White House is now opening the box marked Trade and Diplomatic Sanctions, which it’ll lob at any country that’s found to be appropriating US trade secrets. The executive has published a report, outlining a dozen thefts from companies such as GM, Ford and DuPont, fingering China as being behind a majority of them. If the hacking persists, then the White House is prepared to deny visas or access to US banks to Chinese people and corporations – making us wistful for the courtroom dramas of yore.
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Via: WSJ
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