16: Fighting For The Perimeter: Huawei & The 5G Surveillance Empire
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English - May 20, 2019 08:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsTechnology News politics leadership interview business entrepreneurship productivity health security news comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, I consider the inter-state struggle over 5G, the rollout of which will create a new global surveillance surface. Who will control this massive new opportunity to surveil the world's data?
If China gets its way, it will be Huawei, run by ex-Chinese-military officer Ren Zhengfei. And if the precedent of the world pharmaceutical market - almost completely controlled by China - is anything to go by, there may not be much anyone can do to stop them.