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Huawei

U.S. Federal Appeals Court upholds FCC Huawei subsidy ban

A U.S. federal appeals court has Friday to hear Huawei's request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission was fully within its power and competence to issue the rule barring “Universal Service Fund” subsidies recipients from buying equipment or services from companies deemed national security risks.
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Digital Identity

Scott Logic to develop Scottish Government’s digital identity platform

Software consultancy Scott Logic has been awarded a new contract to act as implementation and development partner on the Scottish Government's digital identity programme, part of the Scottish Government's Digital Strategy actions to build a suite of common platforms to be adopted across the public sector, transforming government. The commitment is to introduce a digital identity service for users: to develop and establish a trusted and secure service for users to prove who they are, and that they are eligible for a service.
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Emergency Alerts East Suffolk

UK Government to launch a UK Emergency Alerts warning service

The UK Government plans to launch a UK Emergency Alerts warning service. Ahead of introduction a series of public trials will take place, with the first in East Suffolk on the 25th May 2021 where residents will receive a test alert message. Should the tests prove successful the capability will be made available for use across the whole of the UK later this year.
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Online Safety Bill

Ofcom to gain new online safety powers

The UK Government has today published its draft Online Safety Bill, granting Ofcom new responsibilities that will help to keep people safe when they are online.Under the draft bill, search services, social media platforms, and other online services that enable user-generated content to be shared between users must mitigate the risk of harm arising from illegal content.
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5G

Romania approves bill to bar China and Huawei from 5G networks

Romania’s centrist government has approved a United States-backed bill that effectively bars China and Huawei from taking part in development of its 5G network. Europe has emerged as a battleground in the technology ‘Cold War’ playing out between China and Washington
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