Huawei is a UK registered company isn't it, certainly appears to be on Companies House WebCheck database. It also used to be called Huawei Symantec FWIW.
It's not a Chinese system, it's using Chinese technology, but then the PM uses Chinese technology, along with the entire government, every day. As do the US President and government presumably.
Yes there should be due diligence to ensure that data is not being collected and off-shored. The BBC seem to be going to pains to suggest that this is a massive Chinese espionage coup without actually stating as much.
What're the facts here. Chinese made technology is part of the UK internet. ZOMG! If the tech was from Cisco would it really make a difference.
>both Huawei and TalkTalk employees are able to add or remove sites independently //
Right so TT employ a UK company whose UK employees are able to do their job.
I'm not saying oversight isn't necessary but this seems so overplayed unless the BBC have more facts they're choosing not to disclose.
But under the same token we should be stopping Facebook or Google from routing our internet traffic as "they're going to be working for the US Government". Indeed there's more evidence that FB and Google are maliciously colluding than there is for Huawei having done anything wrong here.
I'm not saying we shouldn't be vigilent just that this story has a measure of "Starbucks could be poisoning monarchists to further the aims of USA".
It's not a Chinese system, it's using Chinese technology, but then the PM uses Chinese technology, along with the entire government, every day. As do the US President and government presumably.
Yes there should be due diligence to ensure that data is not being collected and off-shored. The BBC seem to be going to pains to suggest that this is a massive Chinese espionage coup without actually stating as much.
What're the facts here. Chinese made technology is part of the UK internet. ZOMG! If the tech was from Cisco would it really make a difference.
>both Huawei and TalkTalk employees are able to add or remove sites independently //
Right so TT employ a UK company whose UK employees are able to do their job.
I'm not saying oversight isn't necessary but this seems so overplayed unless the BBC have more facts they're choosing not to disclose.