Sunday, March 13, 2011

More Fears Expressed On China's Cyberwar Capabilities

Sharing technology: A Chinese development worker at the Huawei test centre that 'mirrors' BT equipment

New Cyber Attack Fears Over The Chinese ‘Red Army Lab’ Being Used For BT Broadband Tests -- The Daily Mail

A controversial Chinese telecoms company with close links to the Red Army is developing equipment to be used in millions of British homes.

The new technology is to be rolled out as part of BT’s £2.5 billion plan for super-fast broadband to reach two-thirds of UK homes and offices by 2015.

But the testing of internet and telecoms equipment in Chinese laboratories 7,000 miles away has raised security fears over the sharing of technology between Britain
and China.

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My Comment: Can China be trusted .... if yes .... there should be no concerns on sharing communications technology with them. But the problem I have is that China (through its recent actions) have made it very clear to me that should not be trusted .... a point of view that (unfortunately) many in politics and in the business community do not share.

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