The U.S. needs to take more seriously the threat posed by Chinese companies gathering information via the Internet-of-Things.
The Hisense booth at the CES show held in Las Vegas, 2015. Credit: kobbydagan via Depositphotos
Nearly 20 years ago, I participated in the governmental debates about Huawei and whether or not the Chinese multinational should be allowed to purchase a telecommunications company that also contracted with the U.S. government. Much of the debate focused on whether there was a smoking gun that connected Huawei to espionage, technology transfers, or other malfeasance. For many, no smoking gun; no problem. We soon learned differently: Huawei inserted backdoors into the African Union headquarters a
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