FBI, CIA, NSA Say US Citizens Shouldn’t Use Huawei or ZTE Phones

FBI, CIA, NSA Say US Citizens Shouldn’t Use Huawei or ZTE Phones
A man uses a mobile phone next to the stand of Chinese telecommunications company Huawei in Barcelona, on Feb. 22, 2016. The company has been widely accused of being a threat to national security. Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images
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The directors of the CIA, FBI, NSA, and other intelligence agencies cautioned against buying phones made by Chinese firm Huawei and fellow Chinese company ZTE.

“We’re deeply concerned about the risks of allowing any company or entity that is beholden to foreign governments that don’t share our values to gain positions of power inside our telecommunications networks,” FBI Director Chris Wray testified during a U.S. Senate hearing, CNBC reported.