> Global companies should be able to share information globally. If we have information about intrusion software, we should be able to share that with our engineers, no matter where they physically sit.
This statement goes through just as well when applied to missiles, nuclear engineering knowledge, bio-weapons knowledge, etc.
Governments have decided that they wish to use commercial entities as a proxy method for protecting the status quo. If Google wish to challenge that policy then, well, OK. But there is no reasonable argument for making a special exception for "cyber security" over other forms of security-related engineering.
This statement goes through just as well when applied to missiles, nuclear engineering knowledge, bio-weapons knowledge, etc.
Governments have decided that they wish to use commercial entities as a proxy method for protecting the status quo. If Google wish to challenge that policy then, well, OK. But there is no reasonable argument for making a special exception for "cyber security" over other forms of security-related engineering.