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Dutch Athletes Warned To Keep Phones and Laptops Out of China

mercredi 12 janvier 2022, 17:13 , par Slashdot
schwit1 shares a report: Dutch athletes competing in next month's Beijing Winter Olympics will need to leave their phones and laptops at home in an unprecedented move to avoid Chinese espionage, Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reported on Tuesday. The urgent advice to athletes and supporting staff to not bring any personal devices to China was part of a set of measures proposed by the Dutch Olympic Committee (NOCNSF) to deal with any possible interference by Chinese state agents, the paper said citing sources close to the matter. NOCNSF spokesman Geert Slot said cybersecurity was part of the risk assessment made for the trip to China, but declined to comment on any specific measure. 'The importance of cybersecurity of course has grown over the years', Slot said. 'But China has completely closed off its internet, which makes it a specific case.'

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