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Re: [LUG] BT removing spying eqpt

 

On 06/12/2018 09:24, Giles Coochey wrote:
> 
> On 06/12/2018 07:26, Tom via list wrote:
>> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/05/bt-removing-huawei-equipment-from-parts-of-4g-network
>>
>>
>> Tom te tom te tom
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> I think the concern is not so much that the equipment is actively
> spying, but that if tensions were to increase between China and 'The
> West' that Huawei could cease to support and provide security patches
> for the equipment installed. If Huawei could prove that it isn't a
> Chinese State Actor, with say significant domestic R&D & Support within
> the UK then this wouldn't be so much of a problem. I think this is more
> pressure from the likes of the NSA on the 5-eyes data surveillance
> alliance, guided by the Trump administration to put the pliers on the
> Chinese government due to the ongoing trade disputes.
> 

Concur. It is the 'future possibility' that drives "please do not use
Huawei" problem for security folk.

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Eion MacDonald

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