Huawei's Equipment Poses 'Significant' Security Risks, UK Says (cnbc.com)

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. From a report: 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."

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Re:Another explanation

[TigerPlish]

It's the least they could do after the NSA was caught red handed systematically backdooring Cisco hardware.

You know, espionage requires that sometimes you tap peoples' lines, steam their mail open, and r00t their routers.

If NSA did that to everybody indiscrimnately, boo, bad agency.

If they did to enemies of the USA, or friends of enemies of the USA, then more power to them.

It's dirty business but it has to be done.

Are you going to argue that a country should take zero steps to protect itself?