"Do not use Huawei smartphone" and warning of intelligence agencies such as FBI, CIA, and NSA warn

byKārlis Dambrāns

America'sFBI·CIA·NSA, Warned that American citizens should not use the products and services of Huawei and ZTE, the Chinese IT makers.

China's Hauwei: Top US intelligence chiefs caution Americans away
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/13/chinas-hauwei-top-us-intelligence-chiefs-caution-americans-away.html

Do not use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/14/17011246/huawei-phones-safe-us-intelligence-chief-fears

Secretary of US intelligence agencies such as FBI · CIA · NSA,United States State Information DirectorAt the hearing of the American Senate Information Committee participating, etc., CNBC's coverage revealed that "American citizens should not use products and services made by Huawei · ZTE" was warned.

According to the report, Secretary Christopher Rei of the FBI says, "companies and organizations that are in a position to benefit from foreign governments that do not share values ​​with us have gained power in the American information and communication network I have a strong concern for them. " Furthermore, Secretary Rei said that "(products and services offered by such companies and organizations) have the ability to maliciously change or steal information, that is, they have the ability to perform undetected spy activities It is also that ".

byKārlis Dambrāns

It is not the first time that an American intelligence agency warns about these kinds of warnings. In the first place, Huawei is a company founded by former Chinese People's Liberation Army affiliated technicians, and American politicians have been derided as "an effective Chinese government's weapon". Nevertheless, Huawei who started manufacturing hardware for communication infrastructure has made enormous profits in the manufacture and sale of smartphone in recent years, and now it is big after SamsungSecond in the worldIt has grown to become a smartphone manufacturer.

However, Huawei has been faced with difficult problems many times in the highly profitable American market. In January 2018, Huawei's flagship model "Mate 10 Pro", which was scheduled to be released from AT & T, an American communications carrier, was discontinued due to US government pressureBe reportedis.

This kind of movement is believed to be made by companies' products such as Huawei and ZTE made in China who are secretly intercepting the communication contents. Actually, in 2016 some Android terminals have been discovering that they were sending data to China servers without permission. In addition, 'Android terminal which sent data to Chinese server arbitrarily' also includes smartphones made by Chinese enterprises such as Huawei and ZTE.

Discovery that Android-powered smartphone secretly sends user data to China - GIGAZINE


Furthermore, in the United States, government officials are considering a bill prohibiting the use of mobile phones made by Huawei and ZTEBe reportedis. Senator Richard Barr of Republican who is the chairman of the Senate Information Committee on this, commented, "Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei and ZTE are widely recognized as having special relations with the Chinese government" It is obvious that it is a bill concerning the leakage of confidential information to China via government officials.

Huawei's spokeswoman says, "I am aware of the various activities of the US government aimed at hindering the business of Huawei in the American market," but at the same time, with the government of 170 countries outside the United States We emphasize from customers "being trusted".