[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Gov Weekly Brief : NSA Recommends Dropping Phone-Surveillance Program ; More cyberattacks in Ecuador after Assange arrest; Britain to allow Huawei role in building 5G network amid U.S.-China dispute; UN SG calls for more pr...

[Mamadou LO]

CYBER GEOPOLITICS


« The National Security Agency (NSA) has reportedly asked the White House to drop its phone surveillance program that gathers information on millions of Americans’ calls and texts, revealed by Edward Snowden in 2013. According to a Wall Street Journal report<https://www.wsj.com/articles/nsa-recommends-dropping-phone-surveillance-program-11556138247> published on Wednesday, agency insiders say the logistical and legal headaches of keeping the program operational outweigh its intelligence benefits…” https ://www.rt.com/usa/457563-nsa-stop-surveillance-program-snowden/<https://www.rt.com/usa/457563-nsa-stop-surveillance-program-snowden/>


“Top British officials apparently have decided to let the Chinese technology giant Huawei help develop an ultra-fast 5G wireless network in the United Kingdom, according to reports, in spite of pressure by U.S. officials to freeze out the company on security grounds….” https ://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/25/huawei-gets-green-light-participate-britains-g-rollout-reversal-us/?utm_term=.1a2a8f1636be<https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/25/huawei-gets-green-light-participate-britains-g-rollout-reversal-us/?utm_term=.1a2a8f1636be>


Read full review here : https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/04/26/internet-gov-weekly-brief-nsa-recommends-dropping-phone-surveillance-program-more-cyberattacks-in-ecuador-after-assange-arrest-britain-to-allow-huawei-role-in-building-5g-network-amid-u-s-china/

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