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The proposal regurgitates antiquated ideas from the very laws that it seeks to amend, threatens human rights, and sanctions unchecked state surveillance.
What have CFIUS and Team Telecom been up to?
A lot of media attention is devoted to foreign-owned software like TikTok and WeChat, but an ongoing and less-covered policy shift is occurring in how the U.S. government screens foreign-owned telecoms for security risks as well.
Telecommunications companies and rights groups can accomplish more by working together to push back internet disruptions.
More countries are shifting their position towards the Chinese telecom’s 5G equipment. But attributing that to the Trump administration is a stretch.
The coalitions aim to focus on norm development, market supply and other issues around 5G telecommunications technology and artificial intelligence.
Lawfare readers can now view a video series featuring expert commentary on what the law stands for, how it’s been interpreted and what the internet will look like with or without it.
Starlink is a space-based internet service provider that seeks to provide high-speed (40 mbps upload, 100 mbps download ), near-global coverage of the populated world by 2021—bringing this service to locations where access previously has been unreliable, expensive or completely unavailable.
The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations published a report on June 9 on “Threats to U.S. Networks: Oversight of Chinese Government-Owned Carriers.” What's in the document?
The administration recently took two steps to address risks associated with foreign telecom firms. But there is still much to be done in architecting a broader supply chain strategy.