Editing White hat (computer security) (section)

=== China ===
In July 2021, the [[Government of China|Chinese government]] moved from a system of voluntary reporting to one of legally mandating that all white hat hackers first report any vulnerabilities to the government before taking any further steps to address the vulnerability or make it known to the public.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Brar |first=Aadil |date=18 January 2024 |title=China Raises Private Hacker Army To Probe Foreign Governments |url=https://www.newsweek.com/china-hackers-probe-foreign-governments-computers-online-cybersecurity-1861721 |access-date=20 January 2024 |work=[[Newsweek]] |archive-date=20 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120053025/https://www.newsweek.com/china-hackers-probe-foreign-governments-computers-online-cybersecurity-1861721 |url-status=live }}</ref> Commentators described the change as creating a "dual purpose" in which white hat activity also serves the country's intelligence agencies.<ref name=":0" />