He connects to an overseas computer with a link, called a proxy server, that he set up himself.
China enjoyed the proof that the Obama administration was just as energetic as the People's Liberation Army in hacking overseas computer networks and communications.
Inside the National Security Agency, which secretly scours overseas computer networks, officials have debated whether evidence of an imminent cyberattack on the United States would justify a pre-emptive American cyberattack — something the president would have to authorize.
The company asserted that the unit, one of several in China believed to be involved in invading overseas computer systems, had "stolen hundreds of terabytes of data from at least 141 organisations across a diverse set of industries beginning as early as 2006".
(It is easier than you think for a two-person brand to work with factories overseas, using computer files and the occasional package).
But overseas, low computer penetration represents a natural constraint on the market.
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Mr. Oppenheimer repeats that Apple originally went to Ireland to sell computers overseas, and that continues.
But they are hard to crack down on because their owners keep their server computers overseas and frequently shut down their operations and open new sites.
