Huawei Security Concerns

Discussions center on Huawei's alleged ties to the Chinese government, potential backdoors and spying risks, and international bans or restrictions due to national security threats.

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yumcimil Feb 12, 2020 View on HN

it could be as simple as Huawei refusing to install a backdoor for them.

heraldgeezer Mar 13, 2025 View on HN

Good. Huawei is a Chinese state run enterprise passing all info to their masters.

dvduval Jun 10, 2019 View on HN

Would this be something Huawei might get into?

lancesells Sep 25, 2021 View on HN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei#Controversies

teleforce Jan 9, 2024 View on HN

Don't forget Huawei for those who're not in US

thisgoodlife Mar 7, 2019 View on HN

wait, what? Isn't Huawei a private company?

ETHisso2017 Jun 2, 2019 View on HN

Remind me again how Huawei smartphones in Europe are a threat to US national security

RainaRelanah Dec 22, 2022 View on HN

I would imagine Huawei is doing that moreso due to sanctions, no?

Theodores Dec 6, 2018 View on HN

The problem is that Huawei kit does not have GCHQ/NSA backdoor capabilities. Hence it has to be banished.The story has not changed since five years ago:https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/25/huawei_responds_to_...It would be commercial suicide for Huawei to have backdoored their export products. For the Chine

tossaccount123 Dec 6, 2018 View on HN

Huawei is rumored to have backdoored the African Union and Trump has been pushing other countries to get tough on China in general for stealing IP. This is essentially an extension of the trade war and valid fears that the Chinese government may be spying on you if you use Huewei