10.01.2018 - 17:58 [ Techdirt ]

AT&T, Huawei Phone Partnership Killed At Last Second By More Unproven Accusations Of Huawei Spying

Never mind that almost all U.S. network gear is made in (or comprised of parts made in) China. Never mind that obviously NSA allegations show the United States spies on almost everyone, constantly. Never mind that reports have emerged that a lot of the spy allegations originate with Huawei competitor Cisco, which was simply concerned with the added competition. Huawei is a spy. We‘re sure of it. And covert network snooping is bad. When China does it.

Fast forward to this week…