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To: Bobo Bear who wrote (2040)	2/26/1998 1:35:00 PM
From: Wigglesworth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6021

Bad news for antivirus companies! China Unveils Antivirus Policy Wired News Report 9:15amÿÿ26.Feb.98.PST The Chinese government, continuing its bid for control of Internet development in the world's most populous country, announced today a series of new rules that will put the national police agency in charge of all research on computer viruses. The state news agency, Xinhua, said businesses seeking to study viruses or develop antivirus software must sign up with the Ministry of Public Security. Individuals or companies with a record of computer crimes would be prohibited from collecting or storing viruses for two years, Xinhua said. In December, the government promulgated a sweeping set of new rules that would punish hacking, online publishing of unapproved political ideas, and Net pornography. As with the earlier rules, today's announcement suggests Beijing has come to regard the Internet much the same way it sees capitalist market practices: a tool with immense potential for enriching the nation that must be minutely regulated so that it does not undermine the Communist Party's rigid political control.