Monday, March 4, 2019

Are Security Fears About Huawei Overdone?

Some security experts believe U.S. claims about the potential danger Chinese telecom Huawei poses to 5G networks are overblown. Huawei, meanwhile, has gone on the offensive to repair its image. The security issue relates to the U.S. extradition case against Huawei’s CFO. Canada is allowing the case to proceed.  

Huawei took out a full-page ad in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal that read: “Don’t believe everything you hear. Come and see us.” The ad, an “open letter” from Catherine Chen, a senior vice president and director of Huawei’s board, asks U.S. journalists to visit the company’s campuses, noting the U.S. government has accused the company of espionage, fraud and theft in the past year, and “has developed some misunderstandings about us,” reported CNBC.

Some U.S. security officials have long said Huawei has built “backdoors” into network technology it sells to other countries, to enable it to spy for the Chinese government. Huawei refutes this claim. Continue Reading

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