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China tells app stores to register with the government

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China sees mobile app stores as an untamed frontier with too much free expression and rampant malware, and its determined to put a stop to both. As of January 16th, the Cyberspace Administration of China will require that all app stores register with the government, ostensibly in a bid to improve security. Some stores are terribly managed, officials argue, and offer apps that pose security risks, tread on your rights or contain illegal information (read: political dissent). Regi…
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