←back to thread

Huawei 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027

(www.bbc.com)
293 points doener | 2 comments | 14 Jul 20 12:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.461s | source
Show context
gberger ◴[14 Jul 20 12:29 UTC] No.23831049[source]▶
The justification is that the equipment presents a national security risk.

If that's true, how is it reasonable to allow this equipment to operate in the UK for 7 more years? Doesn't that mean the UK is willingly under national security risk for 7 years?

Unless, of course, there was never a security risk...

replies(8): >>23831063 #>>23831079 #>>23831096 #>>23831098 #>>23831127 #>>23831131 #>>23831440 #>>23831555 #
krona ◴[14 Jul 20 12:39 UTC] No.23831127[source]▶
Many things represent a national security risk. Switching off the equipment overnight, I would argue, also represents a risk to national security.
replies(1): >>23831761 #
1. andylynch ◴[14 Jul 20 13:36 UTC] No.23831761[source]▶
That is exactly what BT have been saying. Moreover they rightly point out that losing access to software updates due to US sanctions is a security risk in its own right too.
replies(1): >>23839506 #
2. Ericson2314 ◴[14 Jul 20 23:45 UTC] No.23839506[source]▶
Heh, they should reverse engineer the devices and do their own software firmware.