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Covid-19: China pushes for QR Code based global travel system
In the G20 summit, Xi Jinping pushed QR codes which could be used to recognize “health certificates based on nucleic acid test result.
Human Rights advocates want that the codes could be used for “broader political monitoring and exclusion”. And the codes are based on a combination of big data and information submitted by the users themselves.
Chinese QR codes was developed by financial technology giant Ant Financial, and is available through its main app Alipay, but also on WeChat, which belongs to Alipay’s competitor Tencent.
Source: BBC #Nov23
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55039662
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Covid-19: China pushes for QR Code based global travel system
In the G20 summit, Xi Jinping pushed QR codes which could be used to recognize “health certificates based on nucleic acid test result.
Human Rights advocates want that the codes could be used for “broader political monitoring and exclusion”. And the codes are based on a combination of big data and information submitted by the users themselves.
Chinese QR codes was developed by financial technology giant Ant Financial, and is available through its main app Alipay, but also on WeChat, which belongs to Alipay’s competitor Tencent.
Source: BBC #Nov23
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55039662
#China #G20Summit #QRcode #Covid19 #HealthCode #Privacy #BigData
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Reuters: US planned to ban technology sales to 89 PLA-related Chinese companies
The Trump administration will announce restriction to 89 Chinese military related entrepreneurs from purchasing U.S. goods and technology, Reuters reported, according to a draft copy of the list it've seen. The list covers areospace and other industries, including Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and 10 related entities.
According to Reuters, the relevant list was compiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce, including 89 China and 28 Russia companies recognised by U.S. as a “military end users”. U.S. suppliers must obtain permission to sell commercial products to these companies. The Reuters quoted the draft, that controlling the flow of U.S. technology to the listed companies is “vital for protecting U.S. national security interests”.
Source from: Stand News #Nov23
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The Trump administration will announce restriction to 89 Chinese military related entrepreneurs from purchasing U.S. goods and technology, Reuters reported, according to a draft copy of the list it've seen. The list covers areospace and other industries, including Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and 10 related entities.
According to Reuters, the relevant list was compiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce, including 89 China and 28 Russia companies recognised by U.S. as a “military end users”. U.S. suppliers must obtain permission to sell commercial products to these companies. The Reuters quoted the draft, that controlling the flow of U.S. technology to the listed companies is “vital for protecting U.S. national security interests”.
Source from: Stand News #Nov23
#Reuters #UnitedStates #China #Russia #USChinaRelation #PLA
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Huawei’s Chinese Competitors Race to International Market Amidst US Sanctions
US Sanctions on Huawei have created a new competition for market shares and production lines amongst its Chinese competitors, Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi.
“[Huawei’s competitors] believe the sanctions against Huawei will more or less hurt it in the international market, and they may want to take a share of the market from Huawei,” states Derek Wang, an executive in charge of production at Realme, which shares a supply chain with Oppo.
Similarly, Xioami has placed orders for up to 100 million phones, up 50% on projections before the Huawei sanctions. While some say that these figures are too optimistic, an analyst at Counterpoint, expects a “clear year-on-year growth from Huawei and Honor’s smartphone rivals in 2021, but likely at a lower ratio than their earliest expectation.”
Source: Reuters #Nov23
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-mobile-huawei-competitors-idUSKBN2830IC
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US Sanctions on Huawei have created a new competition for market shares and production lines amongst its Chinese competitors, Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi.
“[Huawei’s competitors] believe the sanctions against Huawei will more or less hurt it in the international market, and they may want to take a share of the market from Huawei,” states Derek Wang, an executive in charge of production at Realme, which shares a supply chain with Oppo.
Similarly, Xioami has placed orders for up to 100 million phones, up 50% on projections before the Huawei sanctions. While some say that these figures are too optimistic, an analyst at Counterpoint, expects a “clear year-on-year growth from Huawei and Honor’s smartphone rivals in 2021, but likely at a lower ratio than their earliest expectation.”
Source: Reuters #Nov23
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-mobile-huawei-competitors-idUSKBN2830IC
#Huawei #Xiaomi #China #Smartphone
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Walmart-exclusive router and others sold on Amazon & eBay contain hidden backdoors to control device
CyberNews researchers have discovered that Chinese-made wifi routers have secret backdoors which allow an attacker to not only remotely control the routers, but also any devices connected to it.
Backdoors are a means for an authorized or unauthorized person to gain access to a closed system – in this case, a router – by bypassing the standard security measures and take control, which is known as root access.
These Chinese-made low-cost routers, named as Jetstream, Wavlink and Ematic, usually are sold at Walmart, Amazon, and eBay.
CyberNews has also found evidence that an attacker has attempted to add the devices to a Mirai botnet, a malware which “infects devices connected to a network, turns them into remotely controlled bots as part of a botnet, and uses them in large-scale attacks.” It’s even possible that the router can steal your passwords on your devices no matter how many times you change them.
Source: CyberNews #Nov23
https://cybernews.com/security/walmart-exclusive-routers-others-made-in-china-contain-backdoors-to-control-devices/?fbclid=IwAR3BeD54mnvJIXnpTVKOq_1WlCYZ6ZiOuxJmjawm0PebrTcf169Z_jW5wLg
#CyberSecurity #MadeInChina #Router #Amazon #eBay #Walmart
CyberNews researchers have discovered that Chinese-made wifi routers have secret backdoors which allow an attacker to not only remotely control the routers, but also any devices connected to it.
Backdoors are a means for an authorized or unauthorized person to gain access to a closed system – in this case, a router – by bypassing the standard security measures and take control, which is known as root access.
These Chinese-made low-cost routers, named as Jetstream, Wavlink and Ematic, usually are sold at Walmart, Amazon, and eBay.
CyberNews has also found evidence that an attacker has attempted to add the devices to a Mirai botnet, a malware which “infects devices connected to a network, turns them into remotely controlled bots as part of a botnet, and uses them in large-scale attacks.” It’s even possible that the router can steal your passwords on your devices no matter how many times you change them.
Source: CyberNews #Nov23
https://cybernews.com/security/walmart-exclusive-routers-others-made-in-china-contain-backdoors-to-control-devices/?fbclid=IwAR3BeD54mnvJIXnpTVKOq_1WlCYZ6ZiOuxJmjawm0PebrTcf169Z_jW5wLg
#CyberSecurity #MadeInChina #Router #Amazon #eBay #Walmart
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Chinese routers with backdoors sold in Walmart, Amazon & eBay | Cybernews
Walmart-exclusive Jetstream routers and Wavlink routers contain hidden backdoors. The routers are actively being exploited by Mirai malware