The FBI and CIA warn against these Smartphone's brands, why?

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What happens if we are banned or encouraged to buy a smartphone brand - especially if the brand is our favorite? Surely we will feel suspicious, whether there is something harmful or not. Maybe this is felt by the famous security of the United States about this smartphone brands.

Ahmad Luthfi, Techno Okezone, Jakarta-Indonesia - US intelligence agencies expressed their concern about Americans who use smartphones made in China. Six US intelligence agencies have warned that citizens should be aware of the use of Huawei and ZTE telephones.

Reported by Dailystar on Sunday Feb 18, 2018 during the Senate Intelligence Committee on February 13, the head of intelligence services including the CIA, the NSA and the FBI all concluded that there are risks associated with Android phones made by Chinese companies.

FBI's Director Chris Wray said that the US government is very concerned about the risk of allowing any company or entity that is tied to a foreign government that has no stock value to gain a position of power in the telecommunications network.

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It notes that access to the user's handset may allow malicious parties to modify or steal information. "It provides the capacity for undetected espionage," he said. This warning has been around for a while. A site states that Huawei was founded by a former engineer at China's People's Liberation Army. Reportedly, Huawei is described by American politicians as, "Effectively is the arm of the Chinese government".

Therefore the company can not bid for US government contracts since 2014. However, this does not stop companies from becoming popular.

Last year, Huawei surpassed Apple as the second largest smartphone maker. Huawei also seems popular in the UK, the company has struggled to seize the US market.

Original Source: Techno okezone (Indonesia)