Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The commerce department announced Friday morning that it would ban U.S. business transactions with China-owned social apps WeChat and TikTok on Sunday.

As of September 20, 2020, the following transactions are prohibited:
—Any provision of service to distribute or maintain the WeChat or TikTok mobile applications, constituent code, or application updates through an online mobile application store in the U.S.;
—Any provision of services through the WeChat mobile application for the purpose of transferring funds or processing payments within the U.S.

Did Melania Trump Use Personal Email for Government Business?

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Did Melania Trump Use Personal Email for Government Business?

The government’s failure to preserve its emails dates all the way back to January 1989 – beginning with an attempt by the outgoing Reagan White House to destroy its email backup tapes. This destruction was only thwarted by the National Security Archive’s lawsuit, which first established emails as federal records. Read more about the Archive’s decades-long battle to preserve White House email here.

U.S. firms can work with Huawei on 5G and other standards. Here’s what it means

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

U.S. firms can work with Huawei on 5G and other standards. Here’s what it means

“It is exceptionally important for U.S. companies to be at the table. Being forced to cede their seat at the table to the likes of Huawei no less, was in nobody’s interest, except the Chinese,” Naomi Wilson, senior director of policy for Asia at ITI, told CNBC. “The last thing we want to see is unintended consequence that negatively affects U.S. companies’ competitiveness.”