Trump considers banning more Chinese technology
The U.S. president, Donald Trump, already banned Huawei and TikTokand is now looking at restrictions or bans for other Chinese companies. Trump acknowledged this during a press conference.
TikTok has been given 90 days by Trump to divest the American branch before a complete ban on the app can b... Read more
TikTok is planning to file a lawsuit against ban in U.S.
TikTok has recently become a victim of the ongoing economic trade war between China and the United States. Trump recently revealed he signed an executive order that will ban TikTok in a couple of weeks or force the owners to sell the business, preferably to a company in the United States.
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CIA finds no evidence of Chinese TikTok espionage
According to the U.S. intelligence agency CIA, there is no evidence that the Chinese government gained access to TikTok data. At the same time, the CIA claims that Chinese authorities could intercept the data if they wanted to.
The CIA was recently asked to investigate the threats TikTok poses t... Read more
U.S. wants ‘clean network’ without Chinese apps and technology
The American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promises to deliver a 'clean network' in the U.S. In other words: free of Chinese applications and technology.
The tension between the U.S. and China is rising. China has been gaining a lot of influence in the tech world with the successful smartphone ... Read more
Trump bans American transactions with TikTok and WeChat
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order prohibiting transactions with ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, within 45 days. A similar order also applies to the Chinese chat service WeChat.
The possibility that Chinese authorities can access data from American citizens via ... Read more
EU follows example UK: no ban on Huawei 5G-networks
The
European Commission does not intend to prevent Huawei from rolling out a 5G-network in Europe. With this decision, the EU follows the
United Kingdom that has
previously indicated it will ban
Huawei either. A setback in a for the American government.
The US announced some time ago that it ban... Read more
US bans export of AI-software
The United States government is going to ban the export of certain types of artificial intelligence software. These are programs used to analyse satellite images. The ban should keep the technology out of the hands of foreign competitors.
The range of the ban is rather limited. It applies only t... Read more