US Government 'Considering' Creation of Nationwide 5G Network
Anyone else concerned over privacy issues here if this were to happen?
not at all - why should anybody concerned that the government can easily access, monitor and control any cellular traffic without going to uncooperative companies to get the data? WiFi is next on the list. Only government installed routers will be allowed. And while we are at it: it is unacceptable that some companies build secure cell phones that the government can't access - only government issued devices should be allowed - maybe easy access to the cell phone could be a requirement to get access to the new 5G network?
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Anyone else concerned over privacy issues here if this were to happen?
Absolutely. Although it’s not as if we have privacy from the government on any other network.On the one hand, the case can be made that too much competition in the US cellular market has led to spotty performance and higher prices. There is a great deal of duplication of communications infrastructure from competing companies in markets, and a relative paucity of infrastructure in lower populated areas. In Europe most mobile carriers are required to lease capacity to their competitors, so you don't end up with multiple cellular towers. That is one reason mobile phone plans, as a rule, are much cheaper in Western Europe than they are in the US.
On the other hand, the redundancy of multiple networks we have in the US gives the overall system a resilience to attack and natural disaster most other countries don't have.
A truly efficient 5G nationwide network would be a tremendous boon to consumers and businesses here in the US. The difficulty will be in the execution.
Anyone else concerned over privacy issues here if this were to happen?
Uh hell yes.