UK bans new 5G network equipment from September
The digital secretary, Oliver Dowden, set out a roadmap to remove high-risk vendors ahead of the telecommunications (security) bill coming before parliament. The legislation would create national security powers capable of imposing controls when a telecoms firms could use material supplied by companies such as Huawei.
Dowden has confirmed that operations must stop installing Huawei equipment in 5G networks from the end of end of September next year.
“We are also publishing a new strategy to make sure we are never again dependent on a handful of telecoms vendors for the smooth and secure running of our networks,” he said.
The diversification strategy will see the government spend an initial £250 m to begin work on creating a more diverse, competitive and innovative supply market for telecoms
Source: The Guardian #Nov30
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/30/huawei-uk-bans-new-5g-network-equipment-from-september?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#Huawei #China #US #Network
The digital secretary, Oliver Dowden, set out a roadmap to remove high-risk vendors ahead of the telecommunications (security) bill coming before parliament. The legislation would create national security powers capable of imposing controls when a telecoms firms could use material supplied by companies such as Huawei.
Dowden has confirmed that operations must stop installing Huawei equipment in 5G networks from the end of end of September next year.
“We are also publishing a new strategy to make sure we are never again dependent on a handful of telecoms vendors for the smooth and secure running of our networks,” he said.
The diversification strategy will see the government spend an initial £250 m to begin work on creating a more diverse, competitive and innovative supply market for telecoms
Source: The Guardian #Nov30
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/30/huawei-uk-bans-new-5g-network-equipment-from-september?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#Huawei #China #US #Network
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Huawei: UK bans new 5G network equipment from September
Digital secretary says he is setting ‘clear path for complete removal of high risk vendors’ from 5G networks
Germany’s prevarication on Huawei 5G is bleak news for the free world
It’s a quintessentially German solution that tries to stifle tough choices in complex procedures, ”Martin Schallbruch, a former German official, told Noah Barkin of the German Marshall Fund this week. No, he wasn’t talking about Brexit, but about Germany’s decision whether or not to let Huawei build its 5G network.
After more than a year of procrastinating in an attempt to see a powerful anti-Huawei alliance between her backbench MPs and coalition partners, Angela Merkel is ready to win in her usual way: obscure. According to Barkin, Berlin’s almost final political proposal is now being circulated among its ministries and, in the words of an anonymous official, “leaves everything wide open.”
#German #Huawei #Network
Source: Telegraph #Dec05
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/05/germanys-prevarication-huawei-5g-bleak-news-free-world/
It’s a quintessentially German solution that tries to stifle tough choices in complex procedures, ”Martin Schallbruch, a former German official, told Noah Barkin of the German Marshall Fund this week. No, he wasn’t talking about Brexit, but about Germany’s decision whether or not to let Huawei build its 5G network.
After more than a year of procrastinating in an attempt to see a powerful anti-Huawei alliance between her backbench MPs and coalition partners, Angela Merkel is ready to win in her usual way: obscure. According to Barkin, Berlin’s almost final political proposal is now being circulated among its ministries and, in the words of an anonymous official, “leaves everything wide open.”
#German #Huawei #Network
Source: Telegraph #Dec05
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/05/germanys-prevarication-huawei-5g-bleak-news-free-world/
Mainland China Re-examines Mobile Apps and Bans New User Registration; The Global Times: US-listed Science and Technology Enterprises Need Stricter Supervision
China Cyber Security Review Office announced on 5th July that due to the risk of national security and public benefits, they are reviewing the network safety to “Full Delivery”, “Truck Gang” and “Boss Appointment”. During the review period, those three apps will ban new registration. The announcement stated that it was based on the “National Security Law of the People’s Republic of China” and the “Network Security Law of the People’s Republic of China” to prevent risks from expanding. This action targets the Chinese technological enterprises listed in the United States after the mainland government requested “DiDi Travels" being delisted on 4th July.
The Internet Information Office also announced on 4th July that another mobile app “DiDi” has a serious violation of laws and regulations on collecting and using personal information. The office notified the app store to remove an app from DiDi Technology Co. Ltd based on the “Network Security Law of the People’s Republic of China” regulation. The office also requested that the Company strictly follows the legal requirements and refers to the relevant national standards to seriously rectify the existing problems, effectively protecting the personal information security of users.
Source: Stand News #Jul05
https://bit.ly/3BhZRP8
#China #Network #SecurityLaw #NationalSecurity #Risk #UnitedStates #PersonalInformation #GlobalTimes #MobileApps #Regulations #TruckGang
China Cyber Security Review Office announced on 5th July that due to the risk of national security and public benefits, they are reviewing the network safety to “Full Delivery”, “Truck Gang” and “Boss Appointment”. During the review period, those three apps will ban new registration. The announcement stated that it was based on the “National Security Law of the People’s Republic of China” and the “Network Security Law of the People’s Republic of China” to prevent risks from expanding. This action targets the Chinese technological enterprises listed in the United States after the mainland government requested “DiDi Travels" being delisted on 4th July.
The Internet Information Office also announced on 4th July that another mobile app “DiDi” has a serious violation of laws and regulations on collecting and using personal information. The office notified the app store to remove an app from DiDi Technology Co. Ltd based on the “Network Security Law of the People’s Republic of China” regulation. The office also requested that the Company strictly follows the legal requirements and refers to the relevant national standards to seriously rectify the existing problems, effectively protecting the personal information security of users.
Source: Stand News #Jul05
https://bit.ly/3BhZRP8
#China #Network #SecurityLaw #NationalSecurity #Risk #UnitedStates #PersonalInformation #GlobalTimes #MobileApps #Regulations #TruckGang
‘‘Pretty Gross’: How a Network of Retired Lawmakers Boosts CCP Influence in Washington
As Beltway institutions cut ties with Chinese Communist Party front groups, a group of former congressmen has kept a close relationship with a think tank that oversees Beijing’s foreign influence efforts.
The Association of Former Members of Congress, a networking hub for former lawmakers, has hosted multiple events since 2020 for the China-United States Exchange Foundation, the CCP’s leading foreign influence think tank. The Exchange Foundation sponsors the association’s annual awards gala, which will be held next month, and it has worked hand-in-glove with the Exchange Foundation’s lobbyist to host policy events where pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have been blamed on "foreign forces" and the United States has been accused of directing "vitriol" toward China.
Source: Washington Free Beacon #May06
https://t.co/sBRHo5wS5o
#CCP #Network #Beijing #China
As Beltway institutions cut ties with Chinese Communist Party front groups, a group of former congressmen has kept a close relationship with a think tank that oversees Beijing’s foreign influence efforts.
The Association of Former Members of Congress, a networking hub for former lawmakers, has hosted multiple events since 2020 for the China-United States Exchange Foundation, the CCP’s leading foreign influence think tank. The Exchange Foundation sponsors the association’s annual awards gala, which will be held next month, and it has worked hand-in-glove with the Exchange Foundation’s lobbyist to host policy events where pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have been blamed on "foreign forces" and the United States has been accused of directing "vitriol" toward China.
Source: Washington Free Beacon #May06
https://t.co/sBRHo5wS5o
#CCP #Network #Beijing #China