Computing experts dismiss the announcement as “absolute and complete fiction” but at least one privacy expert fears that if China — which announced it is officially researching a 6G mobile network — uses the technology to track the public, it could cause “World War Three”. Beijing’s move to develop 6G comes days after the country’s top three telecos rolled out 5G mobile phone services nationwide. David Vigneault, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, reportedly called China “the most significant and clear” threat related to espionage. And I think you’ll have another major revolution, like World War Three.”I think you'll have another major revolution, like World War ThreeShe urged Canadians to focus on encrypting their data and securing their privacy as much as possible. Though Skillicorn stresses with 5G still in its infancy and Huawei struggling to expand it, there’s “zero chance” of China rolling out 6G in the immediate future.

Source: National Post November 12, 2019 11:55 UTC