‘No evidence’ of Huawei spying, says German IT watchdog 2 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseGermany’s IT watchdog has expressed skepticism about calls for a boycott of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, saying it has seen no evidence the firm could use its equipment to spy for Beijing, newsweekly Spiegel reported Friday. “For such serious decisions like a ban, you need proof,” the head of Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Arne Schoenbohm, told Spiegel, adding that his agency had no such evidence. But some observers raised eyebrows at the BSI’s apparent dismissal of cyber security risks concerning Huawei. “Even if Huawei has no official relationship with the Chinese government, that doesn’t mean Chinese services aren’t using the company and its technology as vehicles for espionage.”All three of Germany’s main mobile network operators use infrastructure provided by Huawei, Spiegel pointed out.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 15, 2018 02:48 UTC