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China Clamps Down on Webcam Voyeurism

China’s cyberspace watchdog said authorities have arrested 59 people and seized 25,000 illegally controlled webcams in a crackdown on illegal camera voyeurism. (AFP file photo)
China’s cyberspace watchdog said authorities have arrested 59 people and seized 25,000 illegally controlled webcams in a crackdown on illegal camera voyeurism. (AFP file photo)
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China Clamps Down on Webcam Voyeurism

China’s cyberspace watchdog said authorities have arrested 59 people and seized 25,000 illegally controlled webcams in a crackdown on illegal camera voyeurism. (AFP file photo)
China’s cyberspace watchdog said authorities have arrested 59 people and seized 25,000 illegally controlled webcams in a crackdown on illegal camera voyeurism. (AFP file photo)

China’s cyberspace watchdog said on Monday that authorities have arrested 59 people and seized 25,000 illegally controlled webcams in a crackdown on illegal camera voyeurism.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement that it and other government bodies including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security and State Administration of Market Regulation have been stepping up efforts to crackdown on voyeuristic behavior including “trading private videos”.

Online content platforms including Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba’s UC Browser have “cleaned up” more than 8,000 pieces of illegal voyeuristic information and punished 134 illegal accounts, the CAC said.

E-commerce platforms like JD.com, Alibaba’s Taobao and Xianyu took offline a total of 1,600 cameras that had been advertised or sold illegally, according to CAC.

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Google, Microsoft Offer Nvidia Chips to Chinese Companies

General view of Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
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Google, Microsoft Offer Nvidia Chips to Chinese Companies

General view of Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
General view of Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

Google and Microsoft's cloud divisions are offering Chinese companies access to Nvidia's AI chips by providing data center services in locations outside China, the Information reported on Wednesday.

The Biden administration has taken measures to prevent firms in China from using US technology for artificial intelligence, including advanced semiconductors, as the burgeoning sector raises security concerns, Reuters reported.

Microsoft, Alphabet, Nvidia and the Department of Commerce did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

The Biden administration has proposed requiring cloud companies to determine whether foreign entities are accessing data centers in the United States to train AI models, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Reuters in January.

Microsoft offers server rental services, including those with Nvidia's A100 and H100 chips, to Chinese customers through data centers outside China, the Information reported, citing an employee of the Windows maker with knowledge of the services and a person directly involved in the sales.

Google lets customers in China use servers based outside of mainland China, and is confident that its offerings comply with US export controls, the publication said, citing a person familiar with the matter.