Lawmakers send bipartisan letter to Google asking it to end partnership with Huawei

Google’s got mail.

Lawmakers from the Senate and House sent a letter today to Google boss Sundar Pichai asking him to reconsider the company’s relationship with Chinese smartphone company Huawei.

The letter argued that the relationship posed a serious national security threat. “Chinese telecommunications companies, such as Huawei, have extensive ties with the Chinese Communist Party,” reads the letter that has bipartisan signatures.

“The concerns of the Intelligence Community are well founded: recent reports indicate that a former U.S. intelligence officer charged with spying for the Chinese government used Huawei technology to communicate with his handlers.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Lawmakers send bipartisan letter to Google asking it to end partnership with Huawei