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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday January 15 2020, @06:01AM   Printer-friendly

BBC:

The US has warned the British government it "would be madness" to use Huawei technology in the UK's 5G network.

A US delegation presented the UK with new evidence claiming to show security risks posed by using the Chinese firm.

[...]Senior US officials handed over a dossier of technical information which sources claim challenged British intelligence's own technical assessment that it would be possible to use Huawei in the 5G infrastructure without risks to national security.

[...]The move is being seen as the latest round in an intense lobbying effort by the Trump administration as the UK government prepares to makes its decision on the 5G network.

Last year, the US banned companies from selling components and technology to Huawei and 68 related companies, citing national security concerns.

Is the security concern real, or is it all about the Benjamins?


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  • (Score: 1, Redundant) by MostCynical on Wednesday January 15 2020, @08:10AM (4 children)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Wednesday January 15 2020, @08:10AM (#943502) Journal

    Likely more opportunity to cash-in on tabloid interest.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by c0lo on Wednesday January 15 2020, @09:31AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday January 15 2020, @09:31AM (#943524) Journal

    For someone who lost his mother on "tabloid interest" related causes? I really-really doubt it.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by isostatic on Wednesday January 15 2020, @12:22PM

    by isostatic (365) on Wednesday January 15 2020, @12:22PM (#943552) Journal

    More like ability to remove themselves from the sphere of tabloid hatred in the UK

  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday January 15 2020, @04:10PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday January 15 2020, @04:10PM (#943640) Journal

    cash-in on tabloid interest

    I am unfamiliar with these tabloids. Do they run Chrome OS ?

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 15 2020, @11:11PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 15 2020, @11:11PM (#943823)

      No, they run shadow banking with high interest rates.