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German government backs bill requiring 5G security pledge

by Frank Jordans
| December 16, 2020 5:06 AM

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that would require companies involved in setting up critical infrastructure such as high-speed 5G networks to guarantee that their equipment can't be used for sabotage, espionage or terrorism.

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