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US Congress passes bill funding 'rip and replace' for Huawei gear
Feb 28, 2020 (AFP)
The Senate approved the measure late Thursday, following earlier House passage, which sends the measure to the White House for an expected signature from Presid...
Chinese scientist sentenced to prison in US for technology theft
Feb 27, 2020 (AFP)
Hongjin Tan, 36, a Chinese national and permanent legal resident of the United States, was arrested in December 2018 and pleaded guilty in November of last year...
US counter-terror analyst pleads guilty leaking secret info
Feb 21, 2020 (AFP)
Henry Kyle Frese, 31, who was arrested in October, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in June, the Department of Justice said in a state...
Huawei loses legal challenge against US federal purchase ban
Feb 19, 2020 (AFP)
Huawei filed the suit nearly a year ago, claiming that Congress had failed to provide evidence to support a law that stopped government agencies from buying its...
Trump threatens intelligence block over Huawei: US diplomat
Feb 17, 2020 (AFP)
Washington has been pressing allies to ban Huawei, one of the world's largest tech firms, from next-generation 5G mobile data networks, saying it is a security ...
US defence chief warns of Huawei 'threat' to NATO
Feb 15, 2020 (AFP)
Washington has been pressing European allies hard to ban Huawei, one of the world's largest tech firms, from next-generation mobile data networks, saying it is ...
Norway claims Chinese intelligence has repeatedly acquired its space technology
Feb 13, 2020 (Sputnik)
In recent years, the Chinese intelligence service has succeeded in obtaining advanced Norwegian technology several times, the Scandinavian country's intelligenc...
Huawei, Meng face new US charges of trade secrets theft
Feb 13, 2020 (AFP)
A US indictment unsealed in New York alleges Huawei and its proxies conspired "to misappropriate intellectual property" from six US firms as part of a strategy ...
France won't bar but may restrict Huawei in 5G network
Feb 13, 2020 (AFP)
Taking a stance echoing those of Britain and the European Union, Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Paris could prioritise European operators as i...
Facebook purges more accounts linked to Russia in new crackdown
Feb 12, 2020 (AFP)
Other accounts originating in Iran, Vietnam and Myanmar were also blocked on Facebook and Instagram for "engaging in foreign or government interference," Facebo...
Swiss neutrality tarnished by spy scandal, critics warn
Feb 12, 2020 (AFP)
Critics voiced particular concern that Bern may have been at least tacitly complicit in the secret operation. Switzerland, which takes pride in its neutral and ...
WhatsApp defends encryption as it tops 2 billion users
Feb 12, 2020 (AFP)
WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook in 2014, has grown into one of the most widely used services in the Facebook "family" of apps, offering free messaging along with...
China denies US allegations over military 'hackers'
Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)
The US Justice Department on Monday accused the hackers of stealing the sensitive personal information of some 145 million Americans, in one of the world's larg...
US, German spies plundered global secrets via Swiss encryption firm
Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)
The Swiss company was a top supplier of devices for encoding communications to some 120 countries from after World War II to the beginning of this century, incl...
Opposition to Huawei 5G in Canada waning: poll
Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)
Washington has warned against allowing the Chinese tech giant to supply critical parts of 5G infrastructure on national security grounds. But, according to the ...
Barrage of mysterious bomb hoaxes plagues Moscow
Feb 10, 2020 (AFP)
The warnings of planted bombs, all of them false, have been sent to numerous Russian cities, but particularly targeted the capital, where around 16 million live...
US should buy control of Nokia, Ericsson to fight Huawei: attorney general
Feb 06, 2020 (AFP)
"There are only two companies that can compete with Huawei right now: Nokia and Ericsson," Barr said in a speech on the Chinese economic threat. "The main conce...
Vodafone takes 200-mn-euro hit from Huawei 5G curbs
Feb 05, 2020 (AFP)
"We have now decided, as a result of the EU (recommendations) and the UK government's decision, to take out Huawei equipment from the core," Vodafone CEO Nick R...
US says EU understands 5G risks but pushes on Huawei
Jan 30, 2020 (AFP)
The European Union, setting guidelines that mirror those announced a day earlier by Britain, said Wednesday that countries should ban telecoms operators deemed ...
BT reports 500m pound hit as UK limits Huawei 5G role
Jan 30, 2020 (AFP)
The cost, equivalent to $650 million or 590 million euros, will be spread over five years, BT said in a statement as the British company must now make changes t...
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