cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/43815124 > A Quebec court judge has rejected a bid by the province’s hydro utility to pre-emptively redact some information at an economic espionage trial. > > Yuesheng Wang, 38, a former Hydro-Québec worker, was charged in 2022 for allegedly spying on behalf of China. > > The utility asked the trial judge this week to impose orders to protect the confidentiality of sensitive information about its partners and its projects. > > But in a lengthy oral ruling today, Quebec court Judge Jean-Philippe Marcoux says Hydro-Québec’s lawyers failed to establish that the publication of the information in question would pose a serious and real risk for a commercial interest. > > […] > > Wang, 38, […] was arrested in 2022 and authorities say he is the first person to be charged with economic espionage under Canada’s Security of Information Act. > > He was also charged under the Criminal Code for fraudulent use of a computer, fraudulently obtaining a trade secret and breach of trust. > > In April 2024, Wang was arraigned on two additional charges of committing preparatory acts on behalf of a foreign entity and informing that entity — the People’s Republic of China — of his intentions. > > The trial is expected to last about four weeks.