UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
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Re: UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
#2I'd love to know how he was caught. Not enough security on his phone - or old school interviews and sources?
Re: UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
#3I'd love to know how he was caught. Not enough security on his phone - or old school interviews and sources?
With his almost glorious ability to insert foot in mouth, I would put money on self-incrimination.
Re: UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
#4I'd love to know how he was caught. Not enough security on his phone - or old school interviews and sources?
They probably couldn't even tell him how they caught him, because then they'd have to admit that GCHQ is spying on most government members, too.
Re: UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
#5I'd love to know how he was caught. Not enough security on his phone - or old school interviews and sources?
They probably couldn't even tell him how they caught him, because then they'd have to admit that GCHQ is spying on most government members, too.
Given the technical aptitude of most politicians in the UK, he may equally likely have used a government-issued device
Re: UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
#6Relevant discussion a day ago:
Vodafone Found Hidden Backdoors in Huawei Equipment
Re: UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
#7Eight days after the leak the guy is fired...
The takeaway is; don't interfere with the PLA/Huawei.
Re: UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
#8In general, this is one of the news threads that I persistently don't understand. There is too much information missing. Why are European countries so keen on allowing Huawei to build some critical infrastructure? Do they face threats from China? If so, how are these made? And then there is the other side of the coin, that the US allegations look credible overall, but it is also known that the NSA and GCHQ built spying tools into existing European infrastructure. Is the US trying to do this again but this wouldn't work if Huawei was involved?
Which companies can actually build these kind of networks? Couldn't e.g. France and Germany build them on their own? Or would that be too expensive?
Questions over questions...
Re: UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
#9I'd love to know how he was caught. Not enough security on his phone - or old school interviews and sources?
With his almost glorious ability to insert foot in mouth, I would put money on self-incrimination.
It's also possible he didn't do it. He hasn't exactly impressed anyone - except himself - during his brief but very exciting tenure, and it's possible May was looking for an excuse to get rid of him while also pointing the finger at a convenient scapegoat.
We'll see if this proceeds to a criminal investigation. My guess is it won't.
Re: UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson Sacked over Huawei Leak
#10I'd love to know how he was caught. Not enough security on his phone - or old school interviews and sources?
With his almost glorious ability to insert foot in mouth, I would put money on self-incrimination.
I think the first indication was when he refused to cooperate with the investigation.
Or perhaps he had a Huawei phone.