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| Google 'blocks Huawei access to Android updates' after blacklisting | Google 'blocks Huawei access to Android updates' after blacklisting |
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| Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware and software products, except those covered by open source licences, a source has told Reuters. | Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware and software products, except those covered by open source licences, a source has told Reuters. |
| The news is a blow to the Chinese technology company that the US government has sought to blacklist around the world. | The news is a blow to the Chinese technology company that the US government has sought to blacklist around the world. |
| Huawei Technologies will immediately lose access to updates for the Android operating system while the next version of its smartphones outside China will lose access to popular applications and services including the Google Play store and the Gmail app. | Huawei Technologies will immediately lose access to updates for the Android operating system while the next version of its smartphones outside China will lose access to popular applications and services including the Google Play store and the Gmail app. |
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| Details of the specific services were still being discussed internally at Google, according to the source. Huawei attorneys are also studying the impact of US commerce department actions, a spokesman said on Friday. | Details of the specific services were still being discussed internally at Google, according to the source. Huawei attorneys are also studying the impact of US commerce department actions, a spokesman said on Friday. |
| Huawei will continue to have access to the version of the Android operating system available through the open source licence that is free to anyone who wishes to use it. But, according to the source, Google will stop providing technical support and collaboration for Android and Google services to Huawei. | Huawei will continue to have access to the version of the Android operating system available through the open source licence that is free to anyone who wishes to use it. But, according to the source, Google will stop providing technical support and collaboration for Android and Google services to Huawei. |
| Huawei is expected to be restricted to using the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), cutting the company off from Google apps and services that users outside of China expect on Android devices, The Verge website reported. It will only be able to push security updates for Android once they are available in AOSP. | Huawei is expected to be restricted to using the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), cutting the company off from Google apps and services that users outside of China expect on Android devices, The Verge website reported. It will only be able to push security updates for Android once they are available in AOSP. |
| It comes after the Trump administration officially added the telecoms manufacturer to a trade blacklist on Thursday after declaring a national economic emergency empowering them to ban the technology and services of “foreign adversaries”. The blacklist immediately led to restrictions that will make it extremely difficult for the firm to do business with US companies. | It comes after the Trump administration officially added the telecoms manufacturer to a trade blacklist on Thursday after declaring a national economic emergency empowering them to ban the technology and services of “foreign adversaries”. The blacklist immediately led to restrictions that will make it extremely difficult for the firm to do business with US companies. |
| In another development in the growing trade war between the two countries, Trump claimed in an interview on Fox on Sunday night that his policy of imposing tariffs on Chinese goods was already bearing fruit by encouraging companies to move manufacturing to other countries. | |
| The latest restrictions are likely to hit Huawei’s European business, its second-biggest market, because it licenses many of its mobile phone services from Google in Europe. | The latest restrictions are likely to hit Huawei’s European business, its second-biggest market, because it licenses many of its mobile phone services from Google in Europe. |
| Geoff Blaber, vice-president of research at market research firm CCS Insight, told Reuters: “Having those apps is critical for smartphone makers to stay competitive in regions like Europe.” | Geoff Blaber, vice-president of research at market research firm CCS Insight, told Reuters: “Having those apps is critical for smartphone makers to stay competitive in regions like Europe.” |
| Google’s suspension follows a report last week calling for Huawei to be prevented from supplying 5G mobile networks in the UK, because its operations are “subject to influence by the Chinese state”. | Google’s suspension follows a report last week calling for Huawei to be prevented from supplying 5G mobile networks in the UK, because its operations are “subject to influence by the Chinese state”. |
| The research, by a Conservative MP and two academics, said a decision announced by Theresa May last month, after a fraught meeting of the National Security Council (NSC), to allow the company to supply “non-core” equipment should be overturned because using the company’s technology presents “risks”. | The research, by a Conservative MP and two academics, said a decision announced by Theresa May last month, after a fraught meeting of the National Security Council (NSC), to allow the company to supply “non-core” equipment should be overturned because using the company’s technology presents “risks”. |
| In the report by the Henry Jackson Society thinktank, the authors claimed Huawei “has long been accused of espionage” – a claim repeatedly denied by the firm – and notes that “while there are no definitely proven cases”, a precautionary principle should be adopted. | In the report by the Henry Jackson Society thinktank, the authors claimed Huawei “has long been accused of espionage” – a claim repeatedly denied by the firm – and notes that “while there are no definitely proven cases”, a precautionary principle should be adopted. |
| The document was co-authored by the Tory MP Bob Seely, and the expert academics Peter Varnish and John Hemmings. The British government has been pressured by partner intelligence agencies in the US and Australia to reconsider letting the Shenzhen-based multinational participate in the UK’s 5G network. | The document was co-authored by the Tory MP Bob Seely, and the expert academics Peter Varnish and John Hemmings. The British government has been pressured by partner intelligence agencies in the US and Australia to reconsider letting the Shenzhen-based multinational participate in the UK’s 5G network. |
| In April, May provisionally approved the use of Huawei technology for parts of the UK’s future 5G telecoms networks after a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC). A leaked account of the meeting said five cabinet ministers raised concerns about the company. | In April, May provisionally approved the use of Huawei technology for parts of the UK’s future 5G telecoms networks after a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC). A leaked account of the meeting said five cabinet ministers raised concerns about the company. |
| Robert Strayer, a deputy assistant secretary at the US state department, warned last month that the UK’s proposal to adopt Huawei technology for 5G networks risks affecting intelligence cooperation with the US. | Robert Strayer, a deputy assistant secretary at the US state department, warned last month that the UK’s proposal to adopt Huawei technology for 5G networks risks affecting intelligence cooperation with the US. |
| He claimed that the Chinese firm “was not a trusted vendor” and any use of its technology for 5G was a risk. | He claimed that the Chinese firm “was not a trusted vendor” and any use of its technology for 5G was a risk. |
| How other countries are responding to Trump's Huawei threat | How other countries are responding to Trump's Huawei threat |
| The official said if an “untrusted vendor” was used by the UK or another western country, the US would “have to reassess the ability for us to share information and be interconnected” – implying that intelligence-sharing arrangements could be at risk. | The official said if an “untrusted vendor” was used by the UK or another western country, the US would “have to reassess the ability for us to share information and be interconnected” – implying that intelligence-sharing arrangements could be at risk. |
| Australia, which also shares intelligence with the UK, has already moved to ban Huawei as a supplier for its future 5G network. | Australia, which also shares intelligence with the UK, has already moved to ban Huawei as a supplier for its future 5G network. |
| Huawei has always insisted it is a privately held company, independent of the Chinese state, owned largely by its employees, and has worked supplying phone technology in the UK for 15 years without problems. | Huawei has always insisted it is a privately held company, independent of the Chinese state, owned largely by its employees, and has worked supplying phone technology in the UK for 15 years without problems. |
| Representatives of the US commerce department have yet to comment. Google and Huawei were contacted for comment. | Representatives of the US commerce department have yet to comment. Google and Huawei were contacted for comment. |
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