The U.S. has threatened to cut off intelligence sharing between Five Eyes 10/07/2019 – Posted in: Daily News

FIVE EYES

 

For: Mains

Topics covered: Five Eyes – issue and objections

 

News Flash

The Trump Administration has threatened to cut off intelligence sharing between Five Eyes Unless its members ban 5G equipment from Huawei, fearing it could be a vehicle for Chinese spy operations.

 

Recent Developments

  • In February 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Five Eyes members that the U.S. would not share information with them if they included Huawei in their “critical information systems.”
  • In May, the same month that President Trump used a national security order to ban Huawei, Pompeo warned London specifically over excluding Huawei from its 5G network.
  • Australia and New Zealand have already taken steps to restrict Huawei’s access, making Pompeo’s warning- Five Eyes- aimed squarely at Britain and Canada.

 

Five Eyes

  • The Five Eyes name refers to the security classification of intelligence documents: “SECRET – AUS/CAN/N.Z./U.K./U.S. EYES ONLY” or “FVEY.”
  • Australia/ Canada/ New Zealand/ United Kingdom/ United States.
  • It enabled the national agencies to share monitoring infrastructure, and to track nuclear-armed Soviet submarines during the Cold War.
  • The surveillance partnership reinforced after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, and observing of internet communications has since extended exponentially.

 

HUAWEI security - Five Eyes

HUAWEI security issue

Background

It started in 1946 when the United States and the United Kingdom consented to an open exchange of intelligence on the communications of foreign countries.

It was extended when Canada joined the alliance in 1948, followed by Australia and New Zealand in 1956.

 

Source: Graphic News

 

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