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Using Huawei in UK 5G Network 'Madness', Says US

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

Phoenix666 writes:

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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• Re:It's all about money Re:It's all about money (Score: 2) by RamiK on Wednesday January 15 2020, @10:52PM (1 child)

  by RamiK (1813) on Wednesday January 15 2020, @10:52PM (#943816)

  The US has now completely lost its moral ground.

  Moral grounds tend to be rather relative when the other side is harvesting religious and ethnic minorities for not-so-spare organs.

  Lesser of two evils and all that...

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• Re:It's all about money (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Thursday January 16 2020, @12:21AM

  by MostCynical (2589) on Thursday January 16 2020, @12:21AM (#943835) Journal

  Evil is evil. [youtube.com]
  Can we choose "neither"?

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