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  "id": 7099905,
  "title": "South Korea's expanded espionage law takes effect amid push to protect chip technology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/south-koreas-expanded-espionage-law-takes-effect-amid-push-to-protect",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-13T10:49:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/south-koreas-expanded-espionage-law-takes-effect-amid-push-to-protect-chip-technology/articleshow/134195142.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Assembly passed the revised Criminal Act on February 26 after years of criticism that existing laws were ill-suited to punish technology and industrial espionage involving non-North Korean actors.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "South Korea’s Expanded Espionage Law Takes Effect Amid Push to Protect Chip Technology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/south-koreas-expanded-espionage-law-takes-effect-amid-push-to-protect-7121964",
        "published": "2026-09-13T03:20:57.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}