Thursday, October 20, 2011

US Blocks Chinese Company From Contract Bid: Worried China Might Spy On US Just As US Spied On Others

to preserve national security is obviously essential, but the problem is not the exclusive domain of a single country. The U.S. government seems to have forgotten this by banning Huawei from bidding for a major telecommunications contract in the U.S.:

concerned about the potential for espionage, the U.S. government bid blocked in China telecom giant Huawei to help build a new national wireless network for emergencies, such as police, fire and ambulances.

Huawei "will not take part in the construction of the interoperability of U.S. emergency wireless network in an emergency due to the U.S. government refers to national security," said spokesman Kevin Griffis Department of Commerce The Daily Beast.

What is the fear here?

Griffis refused to elaborate on these concerns. However, U.S. officials active and retired intelligence tells The Daily Beast longstanding concerns about Huawei is that the chip company, routers and other technical equipment to upset the Chinese government gives a backdoor cyber networks of sensitive information .






Technical listening devices or writing software to allow access undetected was also used by U.S. intelligence agencies in the past to get a window into the communications of foreign governments.

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