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"Citing unidentified intelligence sources" An option would be to confidentially share with UK or German intelligence agencies and verify, but they chose instea
by takamh 7y ago
"Citing unidentified intelligence sources"
An option would be to confidentially share with UK or German intelligence agencies and verify, but they chose instead to publish a vague article. Seems doubtful this will result in anything concrete.
- likeabbas 7y agoReuters has proven to be a trustworthy news organization. It’s understandable that Intelligence services don’t want to go on the record for having an ongoing investigation into a Chinese telecom
- eaim 7y agoTheir reputation notwithstanding, it makes little difference if all they are doing is taking notes or passing along statements, rather than digging & getting answers. That’s the forgotten duty of true reportage & journalism. They don’t get a free pass as a “trustworthy news organisation” just because what they report isn’t wrong, if they also aren’t reporting anything useful.
- eaim 7y agoAll is vagueness. It’s popular! Why bother with evidence when agencies / governments / media can simply make vague statements about threats & security? Oh & of course we can’t supply evidence because that would threaten our security also. Circulus In probando
- thommark 7y agoI wouldn't call it vagueness, investigation takes time. Plus, our largest telecom, KPN, already announced they were not going to use Huawei in core-5G - the first EU telecom to do so, last month. I am sure the intelligence report had something to do with it. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kpn-huawei-5g/dutch-telecom-kpn-wont-use-huawei-for-core-5g-network-idUSKCN1S20LQ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kpn-huawei-5g/dutch-telec...
- takamh 7y agoWhat is the technical definition of core-5G? A lot of these announcements are filled with political double-speak.
- eaim 7y agoYes they certainly are.
- eaim 7y ago“Investigation takes time” They have been “investigating” for a decade. It’s simply spy vs spy & that's it. If that sounds skeptical, fine. Nothing wrong with with skepticism. It’s healthy.