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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Japan enacts the Active Cyberdefense Law, which permits the country's authorities to preemptively engage with adversaries through offensive cyber operations

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Japan enacts the Active Cyberdefense Law, which permits the country's authorities to preemptively engage with adversaries through offensive cyber operations

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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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New Japan law allows preemptive defense of infrastructure cyberattack
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Japanese parliament enacted a law to allow preemptive acts of cyberdefense, giving the government the ability to legally monitor communications data during peacetime and to neutralize hostile servers in the event of an attack.
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    So if my home router becomes part of a botnet, I might be helping the defense of Animehentailand?

    Nice.

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    Most countries have been engaging in cyber warfare for a while now. I’m sure Japan already was doing this.

    Now it’s legal apparently. So that’s nice.

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    Did anyone else see this headline and immediately jump to Ghost in the Shell?

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    begun, the cyberwars have

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    Hack the Planet!!

    • AtariDump@lemmy.world
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      It’s all garbage!

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    Great, good, Godspeed Japan.

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    From the small thumbnail, I thought the graphic was showing pirate ships, not battle stations.

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      Omg I just squinted and saw the pirate ships. Thanks for your contribution.

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