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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, @03:33PM (2 children)
The CIA have long had a listening post (whose name and location escapes me at present) connected to the UK phone network for expressly listening in to UK phone conversations, and then there's Menwith Hill...
The US haven't trusted the UK since the time of your revolution, considering some of the shenanigans we got up since then (e.g. meddling in your civil war etc.) I don't blame you, mind you, we don't trust you lot either..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 29 2019, @03:45PM
But we blew our bank account in WW2, and you saved us, but when we tried to pillage a third world country, you embarrassed us by cutting down our credit.
Since then we've been your loyal and obedient Airstrip One. Just like children returning to care for their parents.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 29 2019, @08:00PM
That listening station is just the US helping the UK get around local laws. They return the favor. If either country wants to spy on its own citizens, the other one does it and then passes along the intelligence. No laws have been violated!