The meeting also included representatives from the British National Technical Authority for Information Assurance, the agency that ensures British telecommunications security, and government representatives from Canada, Australia, France and Germany.

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The White House's position detailed in this response builds on some critical thinking done by the President's chief advisory Agency on these matters: the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

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