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Chinese Firm Huawei In Control of UK Net Filters

Posted by Unknown on from the east-asia-has-always-been-our-ally dept.

AmiMoJo writes "The BBC reports that Huawei, one of the world's largest manufacturers of telecoms equipment, is controlling popular ISP TalkTalk's web censorship system. The system, known as Homesafe, was praised by Prime Minister David Cameron. Customers who do not want filtering still have their traffic routed through the system, but matches to Huawei's database are dismissed rather than acted upon. In other words there is no opt-out. Mr Cameron has demanded similar measures be adopted by all internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK, to 'protect our children and their innocence.'"

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  1. Expert Advice by macromorgan · · Score: 5, Funny

    If anyone knows how to filter internet traffic, it's the Chinese.

    1. Re:Expert Advice by Thud457 · · Score: 4, Funny

      man, I don't know what kind of a sexual act a Tiananmen Square is, but it must be pretty damn depraved the way it's getting blocked.

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      the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    2. Re:Expert Advice by benjfowler · · Score: 4, Funny

      Like a 'cleveland steamer', but with a Soviet-era tank.

  2. Network diagram anyone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So do the chinese get to filter before or after the americans intercept?

    AG

  3. Re:metadata by cold+fjord · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh look, another company to whom I've entered into a commercial agreement with that now has a right to my entire browsing history and "public metadata". Super.

    Maybe not just Huawei, but "China Ltd." as well.

    Huawei has spied for Chinese government, ex-CIA boss says

    I'm pretty sure GCHQ wouldn't "outsource."

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