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Davis: Ignore China's Bullying on Huawei 5G Decisions
July 15, 2020
In response to the comment of Beijing's Ambassador to the UK that Britain would "bear the consequences" of not using Huawei's 5G technology, former Tory Cabinet Minister David Davis explains that bullying is a regular part of the Chinese government's playbook.
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BBC: UK Prepares to Change Course on 5G Kit Supplier Huawei
July 15, 2020
UK ministers have decided, just six months after agreeing that Huawei would have a limited role, that the Chinese company will be excluded in the future, with no new 5G equipment installed from next year.
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Social Media Giants Block Requests on Hong Kong User Data
July 08, 2020
After the rollout of new "national security" laws prohibiting the expression of views that Beijing views as secessionist, subversive, terrorist in nature, or as foreign intervention in the territory's internal affairs, social media platforms and messaging apps, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Google and Twitter, are denying law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong.
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BBC: New Wearable Tracking Device Sparks Fear of Surveillance State in Singapore
July 07, 2020
According to BBC, fears of a surveillance state are being expressed ,as the Singapore government develops a wearable device to complement the island's existing contact-tracing app to identify people who might have been infected by those who have tested positive for the Coronavirus.
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Facebook, Social Media Under Pressure from Brands to Address Hate Speech
July 01, 2020
Big retailers, including Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Hershey, Honda, Eddie Bauer, The North Face, Levi's, Ben & Jerry's, and Verizon, are withholding advertising to pressure Facebook and other social media platforms to better monitor online hate speech.
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