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The CAC’s AirDrop bombshell

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China’s online censorship apparatus is expanding to new territory.
On Tuesday, the cyberspace regulator (CAC) published draft regulations on “short-range ad hoc network” services powered by tech like Bluetooth and WiFi.

Essentially that means Apple AirDrop and equivalent near-field file-sharing ser...