Chinese Firm Huawei In Control of UK Net Filters

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.'"

Expert Advice

[macromorgan]

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

Network diagram anyone?

[Anonymous Coward]

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

AG

Re:Expert Advice

[Thud457]

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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Re:metadata

[cold fjord]

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 [guardian.co.uk]

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