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Data rules raise risk of geopolitical clash

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Storm clouds are gathering above global data flows.

On July 7, China’s internet regulator (CAC) published the Data Export Security Assessment Measures.

These are the long-awaited procedures for getting approval to send data out of China.They define when companies need to apply for assessment,...