U.S. security agencies recommend that the Federal Communications Commission approve a plan by the parent companies of Google and Facebook to build an undersea fiber optic cable linking the U.S. to Taiwan and the Philippines.
U.S. security officials recommended approval for Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. parent Meta Platforms Inc. to build an undersea fiber optic cable linking the U.S. to Taiwan and the Philippines.
“These agreements enable Google and Meta to take advantage of critical, additional cable capacity while protecting U.S. persons’ privacy and security through terms that reflect the current threat environment,” said Assistant Atty. Gen. Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s national security division.
to deny the link to Hong Kong, saying it would give China a way to acquire Americans’ personal data. The agencies called Pacific Light Data a subsidiary of mainland China’s Dr. Peng Telecom & Media Group Co.Just in time for Shark Week comes news that Google has had to protect its underwater cables from biting sharks.
The security agencies on Friday recommended that the Federal Communications Commission approve the cable, which now lacks a Hong Kong link.
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