The Turkish government is proposing a controversial new cybersecurity law that could make it a criminal act to report on data breaches. The new legislation proposes penalties for various cybersecurity-related offences. But they key one which has people concerned is this: “Those who carry out activities aimed at targeting institutions or individuals by creating the perception that there has been a data breach in cyberspace, even though there has been no data breach, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of two to five years.” The problem is, of course, that such a law may discourage the…
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