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> might be afraid of the US, China, Russia, or other countries bringing their political influence Incidentally Uganda was previous battleground of US campaign
by dirtyid 6y ago
> might be afraid of the US, China, Russia, or other countries bringing their political influence
Incidentally Uganda was previous battleground of US campaign against Huawei with reference to Wine.
>Huawei technicians have been helping governments in Uganda and Zambia spy on their political opponents, a new report says
https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-workers-helped-african-governments-spy-opponents-report-2019-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-workers-helped-africa...
Snarky, but interest reading dissecting the agenda behind WSJ article. Choice quote:
>The WSJ doesn't say how it obtained the documents, though it does reveal that Wine was recently in Washington DC where he had briefed the US government on events in Uganda and had received offers of assistance.
https://www.theregister.com/2019/08/15/huawei_uganda_report/ https://www.theregister.com/2019/08/15/huawei_uganda_report/
TLDR; Washington upset Huawei prevented them from meddling in domestic Uganda affairs. Huawei lawful interception implementation erodes US influence operations abroad. No surprise tech sovereignty is gaining momentum in any place that is able.
- jimkleiber 6y agoAh I didn't know about this. I appreciate you linking the articles. So it's probably a combination of US, Chinese, and local influences pushing and pulling on politics. Makes me think just how antiquated the idea of geography-based government could be when we have instant communications with people around the world. I think national, regional, and local governments really have no idea how to deal with internet interactions that cross geographical jurisdictions.