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Japan to give U.S. the data it gathers for active cyberdefense


Japan plans to give the United States data obtained from private-sector telecommunications carriers under the proposed active cyberdefense framework, sources within the two governments said.

Japan plans to give the United States data obtained from private-sector telecommunications carriers under the proposed active cyberdefense framework, sources within the two governments said. The policy is expected to be stipulated in upcoming legislation for an active cyberdefense, which aims to prevent cyberattacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure, the sources said. An active cyberdefense calls for government monitoring of computer networks even in peacetime by analyzing communications data provided by private-sector telecommunications carriers.

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