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Berlin Weighs Possible Hit to U.S. Tech Firms

WSJ – “German politicians are debating a new Internet-security law that could exclude U.S. technology companies from Germany’s digital economy, a sign Berlin is beginning to press its commercial advantage after revelations of spying by the NSA. The draft law, which is still being hammered out, envisions new requirements like revealing source code or other proprietary data for companies that sell information technology to the German government or to private companies that are part of industries Berlin deems critical to the country’s security. Officials at many U.S. companies say they fear the sweeping language of the provisions will be used to prevent them from competing for technology contracts in Germany, where attitudes toward American companies have deteriorated since disclosures that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on German politicians.”

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