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The fallout from this will be, I suspect, that standards bodies will no longer be centered in the US. The historical leadership the US has in setting the trend
by kevin_b_er 7y ago
The fallout from this will be, I suspect, that standards bodies will no longer be centered in the US. The historical leadership the US has in setting the trend for technology will suffer great damage. All for political ego.
- wbl 7y agoDid you read article? The government said "no, we didn't mean that when we said this". IEEE overreacted.
- majia 7y agoEveryone is just asking for the government's approval without any public discourse or legal challenge. This effectively gives the government a free ticket to interfere international scientific and industrial collaboration without any legal process. It is a dangerous precedent. The real damage is not the government said yes or no in the specific case of IEEE and Huawei; it's the fact that a consequential decision could be made on a whim by an unstable president and his hawkish advisers with zero public discussion.