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Huawei's equipment poses 'significant' security risks, UK says:
The U.K. government warned on Thursday Huawei's telecommunications equipment raises "significant" security issues, posing a possible setback to the Chinese tech firm as it looks to build out 5G networks.
In 46-page report evaluating Huawei's security risks, British officials stopped short of calling for a ban of Huawei's 5G telecommunications equipment. But the assessment cited "underlying defects" in the company's software engineering and cybersecurity processes, citing "significantly increased risk to U.K. operators."
The findings give weight to warnings from U.S. officials who have argued Huawei's networking equipment could be used for espionage by the Chinese government. Huawei has repeatedly said it does not pose any risk and insists it would not share customer data with Beijing.
In a statement Thursday, Huawei said it takes the U.K. government's findings "very seriously."
"The issues identified in the OB (oversight board) report provide vital input for the ongoing transformation of our software engineering capabilities," a Huawei spokesperson said.
Other links:
Huawei Equipment Has Major Security Flaws, U.K. Says
Huawei's Perception Problem Deepens as U.K. Spies Identify Security Risks
So don't buy Huawei telecom equipment. Buy only US made telecom equipment. Because the NSA would never put bugs in for spying.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 29 2019, @12:07PM (1 child)
Of course they charge less for their products. They make up for it by selling the data they harvest.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday March 29 2019, @03:10PM
Of course they charge less for their products. The Chinese government subsidizes them in order to extend the reach of it's intelligence gathering operations. They can't over-subsidize it, or give it away for free, or pay you to take their equipment. So they must act with some restraint so that it at least seems plausible that the government doesn't have its fingers in everything domestically produced.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.