Japan’s new ‘cyber defense’ spy bill to target crypto transactions

A hotly debated set of “active cyber defense” (ACD) bills hit the floor of the Japanese parliament Wednesday (JST), which would legalize peacetime spying on private communications companies. The industries in which preemptive snooping would apply include financial companies, opening the door for further crackdown on the free use of cryptocurrency.  Adding to the formidable […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/japan-cyber-defense-spy-bill-target-crypto/