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from the which-phone-has-the-official-okey-dokey? dept.
Intelligence agency heads have warned against using Huawei and ZTE products and services:
The heads of six major US intelligence agencies have warned that American citizens shouldn't use products and services made by Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE. According to a report from CNBC, the intelligence chiefs made the recommendation during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday. The group included the heads of the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, and the director of national intelligence.
During his testimony, FBI Director Chris Wray said the the government was "deeply concerned about the risks of allowing any company or entity that is beholden to foreign governments that don't share our values to gain positions of power inside our telecommunications networks." He added that this would provide "the capacity to maliciously modify or steal information. And it provides the capacity to conduct undetected espionage."
These warnings are nothing new. The US intelligence community has long been wary of Huawei, which was founded by a former engineer in China's People's Liberation Army and has been described by US politicians as "effectively an arm of the Chinese government." This caution led to a ban on Huawei bidding for US government contracts in 2014, and it's now causing problems for the company's push into consumer electronics.
Verizon and AT&T recently cancelled plans to sell Huawei's Mate 10 Pro smartphone.
Don't use a Huawei phone because it's too Chinese. Don't use an Apple phone because strong encryption is not "responsible encryption". Which phone is just right for the FBI?
Previously: U.S. Lawmakers Urge AT&T to Cut Ties With Huawei
Related: FBI Director Christopher Wray Keeps War on Encryption Alive
U.S. Government Reportedly Wants to Build a 5G Network to Thwart Chinese Spying
(Score: 4, Interesting) by aiwarrior on Thursday February 15 2018, @05:03PM
LOL
I wanted my comment to be just that, but I feel I need to explain further my state of mind.
The American propaganda hypocrisy is in such a high gear that now not even the New York Times can be read without the same tinfoil hat I use for Russia Today. I mean seriously:
* After the whole world got to know that America taps other countries optical fiber links, using American companies to do their bidding;
* After forcing Microsoft to follow American law in Ireland data centers;
* After [insert all Snowden revealed shit]
[Punchline]
*Horatio Caine puts sunglasses*: You know people, Huawei is bad for you.
There is only one immediate threat I feel from Huawei: They are competitor to my employer, that is it.
Bonus off-topic hypocrisy because San Diego just had a huge Hepatitis A outbreak due to the amount of filth of homeless people. Take a look at this cute Chinese girl and how it is worse in China: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/15/world/asia/girl-leaving-beijing.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news [nytimes.com]
I stand by American's team in the world stage but as a nation there are very serious topics that need reflection.
PS: Can we have mod-up disagree?